FIREFIGHTING BOUNDARIES How Red Tape Can Hinder Fire Efforts This year the Watson Creek Fire burned 60,000 acres of forest south-east of Bend, but local firefighters there were told to stand down due to a paperwork issue. Central Oregon Daily's Brian Jennings has more on the story. | Central Oregon Daily News

FIELD FIRE QUICKLY STOPPED ON KGAL DR Lebanon Fire District At approximately 4:48 p.m. on Sunday, Lebanon Fire District was dispatched to a first-alarm fire in the 36000 block of KGAL Drive. On arrival, the first engine encountered a slow-moving, two-acre fire in a harvested field with several vehicles at risk. Engine 31 quickly attacked the flames near the cars, preventing damage, while also stopping the fire from spreading toward an abandoned barn. Brush 34 and Engine 34 gained access to the f