Emergency Fire Closure for Bachelor Complex Expanded

Closures are in place for public and firefighter safety

October 10, 2024 Bend, Oregon — Effective immediately, the Deschutes National Forest has updated and increased the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District for the Bachelor Complex. The expansion of the closure area is due to continued fire activity on the Little Lava Fire as hot and dry conditions persist and incursions into the prior closure area.

The temporary emergency fire closure area has been expanded east to include the area west of Forest Service Road 4180 north to the Cascade Lakes Highway. This updated closure is meant to minimize impacts to those who want to hunt and recreate in the area while ensuring that fire operations, including the use of heavy equipment, can safely occur.

People hunting and recreating in the area should consult the attached closure map before heading out to ensure they are in an open area.

Bachelor Complex | Temporary Emergency Fire Closure

The updated emergency closure order for the Bachelor Complex of fires includes the following closed locations. Please see attached for full closure order and closure order map.

The following developed and dispersed recreation sites are temporarily closed:

• AC/DC Shelter
• Corral Swamp Trailhead
• Edison Shelter
• Edison SnoPark
• Kapka Butte SnoPark
• Kwohl Shelter
• Lucky Lake Trailhead
• Sheridan Shelter
• Six Lakes Trailhead
• Wake Butte Trailhead

Roads in the area:

• All National Forest System Roads found within the area closure are closed, with the exception of Cascade Lakes Highway (NFSR 46), and NFSR 40, which will both remain open for public use.

The Metolius-Windigo Trail between Quinn Meadow and Todd Creek remains closed.

For information regarding temporary emergency closures on the Deschutes National Forest visit fs.usda.gov/alerts/deschutes/alerts-notices.

Call 9-1-1 to report a wildfire

Notice of La Pine Fire District Board of Directors Meeting 

The Board of Directors of the La Pine Rural Fire Protection District will hold a Regular Board Meeting on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. at the fire station located at 51550 Huntington Road, La Pine. Requests for public comment must be made in writing by US Mail or by emailing admin@lapinefire.com and must be received by 3 p.m. the day prior to the meeting.  The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities, and you may click here on the Zoom link to view the meeting live from your computer. Complete agendas or request for interpreter for the hearing impaired or for the accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting through the district administrative office at 51590 Huntington Road, La Pine. 

Emergency Information Dashboard available to the public

Please bookmark deschutes.org/emergency for future use, and encourage others to use it for accurate and timely information regarding incidents where evacuation notices are in place. We endeavor to update this dashboard as quickly as possible and as often as needed for events that necessitate evacuations or have major impacts. During an incident, it will include shelter location information (if shelters are being utilized), a situation update, and text from any Deschutes Alerts messages that have been sent to impacted community members.

THANK YOU TO THE LA PINE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!