Black Butte Ranch Fire Department

06/30/2025

06/25/2025

This is worth reading...what defensible space, fire-resistant materials, and home hardening can do for you!

06/19/2025

We will have a special guest at our July 9th Station Tour: Stroke Awareness Oregon! Stop in if you can!

Black Butte Ranch Fire and Police are excited to kick off another summer of station tours! This season, both departments are teaming up to give kids a fun and engaging introduction to public safety! Station Tours are every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. during the months of June, July and August. Location is Black Butte Ranch Fire Department | 13511 Hawks Beard, Black Butte Ranch. Black Butte Ranch Police Department

05/28/2025

Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Announce Seasonal Burning Will Close at Sunset on Sunday, June 1st

The Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Association (COFCA) is closing open debris burning for residential and private lands across the tri-county region in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties. Burning debris piles on many private lands will not be allowed after sunset on Sunday, June 1, 2025, as the area heads into the summer wildland fire season.

“It’s that time of the year when the region’s Fire Chiefs collectively agree to close burning for the season”, said COFCA Chair Todd Riley, Fire Chief for Bend Fire & Rescue.

Residents can still reduce their wildfire risk by creating defensible space on their property. Until the burn season opens again in the fall, options include chipping debris, taking it to a landfill or transfer site, or pile and cover it until fall.

All Central Oregon fire departments and rural fire districts will continue to monitor weather and fuel moisture conditions in their districts and may make modifications on a day-to-day basis. Please call your local burn information line for current conditions, additional information and regulations. Fire agencies anticipate the opening of burn season again in late fall.

05/15/2025

Black Butte Ranch Fire and Police are excited to kick off another summer of station tours! This season, both departments are teaming up to give kids a fun and engaging introduction to public safety! Station Tours are every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. during the months of June, July and August. Location is Black Butte Ranch Fire Department | 13511 Hawks Beard, Black Butte Ranch. Black Butte Ranch Police Department

05/15/2025

Friendly reminder if you are interested in attending our Stroke Awareness presentation on May 31, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Join us for a presentation on learning how to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke and what to do when one occurs. The Black Butte Ranch Fire Department and St. Charles Stroke Program Coordinator will present this information. Date: Saturday, May 31st, 2025 Time: 10:oo a.m. to 11:30

04/11/2025

🚨 Brush Fire Alert – Whychus Canyon Estates 🚒

Last night, a brush fire sparked by rekindled debris pile kept local crews busy. Thankfully, it was quickly contained thanks to fast response from and partner agencies. 🙌

✅ Reminder: Register your burns and always make sure your fires are dead out!
🔥 Stay safe & smart this burn season: www.sistersfire.com

04/09/2025

https://blackbutteranchfire.com/2025/04/stroke-awareness-presentation/

Join us for a presentation on learning how to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke and what to do when one occurs. The Black Butte Ranch Fire Department and St. Charles Stroke Program Coordinator will present this information. Date: Saturday, May 31st, 2025 Time: 10:oo a.m. to 11:30

03/26/2025

Last Thursday we had the honor and privilege of recognizing our staff in various categories. Thank you all for your hard work and dedication to the fire service.

EMT of the Year: F/F-P Ben White
Volunteer of the Year: F/F-EMT Cade Heitschmidt
Firefighter of the Year: Captain Travis Cooper
Order of the Trailing Moon: Ben White

01/24/2025

Thank you Deputy Chief Ellison for being one of the 370. We are proud and lucky to have you! Welcome home!

10/23/2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2024

Open Debris Burning Season Set

As the temperatures cool and with the potential for additional rainfall in the coming week, open burning within the Black Butte Ranch, Cloverdale and Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Districts is set to open at daylight on Monday, October 28.

As we reported earlier this month, the Sisters-Camp Sherman and Cloverdale Fire District burn permit system was updated over the summer. If you previously accessed the system via a phone app, the app has been rebranded as Before You Burn, offering the same functionality you’re familiar with, but with enhanced features and new tools. The new phone app will be available in late October. The new system which can be accessed via each District’s website, includes weather information for your area, agency boundary maps to indicate if your property is protected by other agencies in addition to your local Fire District and includes any restrictions those agencies have in place for burning. The old “Burn Permits”
app has been removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Users with the app already installed will no longer be able to access their accounts via the mobile app, but you will be able to access your account through our website www.sistersfire.com or if you are a Cloverdale resident at https://www.cloverdalefire.com/. If your property is currently registered for a burn permit with the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District or the Cloverdale Fire District, you can login to your account via each District’s website (www.sistersfire.com or www.cloverdalefire.com) and “Check-In” to schedule your burn beginning Monday morning.

If you haven’t already created an account to register your burn, you can access the online system to register your property by visiting www.sistersfire.com (For Sisters residents) or https://www.cloverdalefire.com/ (for Cloverdale residents). Residents in the Sisters-Camp Sherman and Cloverdale Fire Districts should register their address and “Check-In” via the online system to schedule their burn days.

Residents that have registered their address in the system and that have checked-in to burn, should still check burning status daily and schedule a burn through the online system for each day they intend to burn. The requirement to check in each day is based on changing atmospheric and weather conditions such as wind or relative humidity (amount of water v***r in air). The Fire District’s on-duty Shift Commanders will make a determination and update the system before 8 a.m. each day regarding whether burning will be allowed within the District.

Residents in Black Butte Ranch Fire District should contact the fire department at 541-595-2288 to schedule a burn.

Safety during open burn season is of the utmost importance. The online reporting system allows Fire District staff the ability to see who is burning on a daily basis, immediately notify users of changing conditions, instant messaging of important fire safety information, ensure that those planning to burn are aware of the City of Sisters outdoor burn ban, and that the right jurisdiction is being notified of the planned burn.

Local fire departments will continue to monitor weather and fuel moisture conditions in their district and may make modifications on a day-to-day basis. Please call your local fire agency for more information.

Let’s all continue to use extreme caution and help prevent wildfires.