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The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Wild and Scenic Rogue River flows peacefully at the Rainbow Recreation Site, Oct. 24, 2019, by Greg Shine, BLM.
The Rogue River is located in southwestern Oregon and flows 215 miles from Crater Lake to the Pacific Ocean. The 84 mile, Congressionally-designated "National Wild and Scenic" portion of the Rogue begins 7 miles west of Grants Pass and ends 11 miles east of Gold Beach.
The Rogue was one of the original eight rivers included in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. The Rogue National Wild and Scenic River is surrounded by forested mountains and rugged boulder and rock-lined banks.
Steelhead and salmon fishing, challenging whitewater, and extraordinary wildlife viewing opportunities have made the Rogue a national treasure. Black bear, river otter, black-tail deer, bald eagles, osprey, Chinook salmon, great blue heron, water ouzel, and Canada geese are common wildlife seen along the Rogue River. Popular activities include: whitewater rafting, fishing, jet boat tours, scenic driving, hiking, picnicking, and sunbathing.
The Smullin Visitor Center is located at the Rand National Historic Site, on the river near the town of Galice, approximately 20 miles from I-5 on the Merlin-Galice Road.
Visitor Center Address:
14335 Galice Road
Merlin, Oregon 97532
541-479-3735
BLM_OR_MD_Rogue_River_Mail@blm.gov
Protest against police brutality in New York, 2020.
Marches all over the United States, and later around the World, were triggered by the murder of George Floyd by police officer Darek Chauvin.
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest for allegedly using a counterfeit bill.Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down, begging for his life and repeatedly saying "I can't breathe".A second and third officer further restrained Floyd while a fourth prevented bystanders from intervening.[4][5]:6:24 During the final three minutes Floyd was motionless and had no pulse[6][7] while Chauvin ignored onlookers' pleas to remove his knee, which he did not do until medics told him to.The following day, after videos made by witnesses and security cameras became public,all four officers were fired. Two autopsies found Floyd's death to be a homicide.[12][13] Chauvin was initially charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, to which was later added second-degree murder; the three other officers were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The #mypubliclandsroadtrip ends the day with the diverse wilderness managed by BLM Nevada through the National Conservation Lands. These areas are largely undeveloped, natural, and unconstrained by human activity. They provide outstanding opportunities for solitude or primitive and unconfined recreation. These wilderness lands consist of rugged mountain ranges, broad valleys, and desert plains that house natural and cultural resources. The BLM Nevada, in partnership with local communities, manages these lands for current and future generations.
Sloan Canyon NCA in North McCullough Wilderness, BLM Nevada, by Bob Wick, BLM
Springtime aerial view of the Clackamas Wild and Scenic River, framed by Oregon State Hwy. 224 and the Memaloose Bridge, May 23, 2019, by Greg Shine, BLM.
Flowing northwest from its sources high in the Cascade Mountains, the Clackamas River is one of the region’s most picturesque; and its fish, wildlife, vegetation, recreation opportunities, and historic resources led Congress to designate it as one of America’s wild and scenic rivers in 1988.
Of the 47 miles of the river that carry the wild and scenic designation, the Bureau of Land Management manages a small-but-important portion: six-tenths of a mile of river adjacent to Oregon State Hwy. 224, from a point west of the U.S. Forest Service’s Lazy Bend Campground to a half mile above the river’s bend westward at Big Cliff.
The area is most recognizable by the green Pratt truss bridge at Memaloose Road, now closed to vehicular traffic, which sits atop the river and connects walkers to the day-use area on the river’s south side.
In the 1800s, Congress granted this and a checkerboard of many alternate sections of land to the Oregon and California (O & C) Railroad for sale to settlers. In 1917, when the railroad company failed to meet the grant's terms, Congress reclaimed these lands and they returned to federal ownership as public lands.
The river’s steep southern bank – rising to more than 1,400 feet – shows evidence of past logging, authorized in 1937 when Congress directed that the O & C lands be managed for permanent forest production under the principles of sustained yield management.
More recently, a wildland fire burned throughout the area, leaving many dead and scarred trees throughout the landscape.
Today, this section of the Clackamas Wild and Scenic River offers breathtaking mountain views, replete with native wildflowers and wildlife, as well as direct access for fishing, rafting and hiking.
For more information, contact the BLM District Office at (503) 375-5646.
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
Photo of the historic Shirk Ranch in Lakeview District, Oregon, 2020, by Lisa McNee, BLM.
The historic Shirk Ranch sits deep in Lake County, Oregon, on the edge of the Guano Creek Wilderness Study Area. The property was originally homesteaded during the initial settlement of Lake County in the early 1880s by the Hill family. In 2009, the ranch was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its national significance.
According to its National Register nomination, David L. Shirk purchased the property in 1883 and built most of the ranch's extant buildings and structures around 1910. A cattleman by trade, Shirk's main business at the ranch was said to be horses, and he had a reputation for the "finest horseflesh" in the whole county. Horse raising was a key industry well into the twentieth century before the automobile and mechanized farm machinery were widely available.
In 1914, Shirk sold the Guano Valley Ranch to the partnership of Mitchell and McDaniel of Cedarville, California. Shirk's daughter, Olive, known as one of the best "horsemen" in the area and a "tough ranch lady," leased the Shirk Ranch with her husband, Zetus Spaulding, from the Bank of Willows, California, which had acquired it in foreclosure from the Mitchell and McDaniel Partnership. The ranch became part of the Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge in 1942. Shirk's daughter and husband lived and worked on the ranch until Zetus death in 1945. The ranch was leased to various interests through the 1980s but has been vacant since that time. The ranch is now administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
Scattered throughout the BLM’s Lakeview District are special and unique sites like the historic Shirk Ranch. There are approximately 3.5 million acres of public lands in the district, much of it undeveloped and ready to explore.
Know Before You Go
Please follow the regulations in place for this area, and use Leave No Trace techniques when visiting to protect its unique natural and historic qualities.
Do not steal souvenirs - Avoid disturbing historical sites or artifacts. Leave these remnants of the past for others to enjoy.
Pack protection – Depending on your health, you might want to wear a facemask. Dust, pollen, or even asbestos could be in the air and could make you sick. Try wearing long sleeves, heavier pants, gloves, and boots too. If you are not looking and step on a nail, your shoe will take the bulk of the blow, not your foot. You might look silly wearing some of that stuff, but it is better than getting hurt or sick.
Know the dangers - When visiting abandoned places, the most obvious hazard is falling through rotten floorboards. Be sure of your footing and use extreme caution.
Open YEAR ROUND, best access June-October.
Accessibility is dependent on road conditions. A high clearance, four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended.
No Water or Restrooms are available.
Point of Interest
A sandstone headstone is located just west of the ranch complex on a knoll overlooking the valley and the ranch. While the circumstances of the men's death are a subject of debate and speculation, the men were killed and buried on the ranch. The headstone has been embedded in concrete to prevent its theft, but retains its original location, orientation, materials, and workmanship.
Directions
From Lakeview, head north on US 395 for five miles, then turn right onto OR-140. Stay on OR-140 for 50 miles, then turn left onto BLM Road 61064. Stay on BLM Road 61064 for 12 miles and you will reach the site.
www.blm.gov/visit/historic-shirk-ranch
For More Information
Radar Hill Off-Highway (OHV) Area offers plenty of fun with easy highway access and a nearby full-service community in southeast Oregon. Nearly 13.5 miles of looped trails travel across a mix of dirt, sand, gravel and cinder/clay rock and through rolling climbs, play pits, steep hills, and straight stretches. Most trails are easy to moderate, but a few challenge more practiced riders. This year-round site amid juniper and sagebrush is open to all users and perfect for any age or skill level. Whether on a motorcycle, ATV, mountain bike, horseback, or on foot, Radar Hill OHV Area will give you that outdoor experience you’ve been looking for!
Know Before You Go:
•Radar Hill OHV Area is open year-round with the best riding in fall and spring;
•Open to All Motorized Uses including quads, motorcycles, side-by-side ATVs, jeeps, snowmobiles, and other 4x4 vehicles;
•Open to All Non-Motorized Uses including hiking, bicycling, equestrian, sledding and cross-country skiing;
•No fees;
•Vault restroom available; and
•Loading/unloading dock, gravel staging area, and ample parking available.
Directions: From city center in Burns, Oregon, drive south for 2.5 miles on U.S. Highway 20. Turn west onto the Hines Logging Road/County Route 127 for three miles. Radar Hill OHV Area is directly to the south.
Point of Interest: Radar Hill is a great place whether you are local or visiting. Choose your travel mode and spend a half hour or half day. Come often to experience the changing seasons.
Photos by: Tara Thissell, BLM
Contact:
Burns District
28910 Highway 20 West
Hines, OR 97730
(541) 573-4400
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire
Some photos from work of the February 21, 2017 School Board meeting.
As some of the world seems to be turning rightward, the Des Moines School Board has emerged as a public body that is progressive and inclusive. Over the past month they have told immigrants and refugee students that they belong, unanimously approved a "sanctuary" resolution, unanimously approved a contract with teachers in advance of a new anti-public worker law, and last night voiced support for black students and showed it by wearing Black Lives Matter t-shirts (and selling some to raise money for groups supporting African-American students).
Employee submissions for 2015 photo contest. Photos taken from public land in Oregon and Washington.
Richmond, Va / USA - August 8th, 2020: A business boards their storefront to deter damage from the recent protests on Broad Street. Sign left on the board reads "Black Lives Matter". Protests and marches have taken place over weeks due to police brutality and other inequalities in communities across the US.
The Bureau of Land Management sent Equipment Shop employees to the BFX Fire Apparatus factory in Weatherford, Texas to perform comprehensive vehicle inspections on new fire vehicles. Over the course of three days the equipment shop inspected eight Type-Six Engines and three Command Vehicles. This process is done to find and address any discrepancies between the received product and the specifications established in the contract before the vehicle is put into service.
The Equipment Shop takes on inspection projects many times a year in addition to research and development, modifications and repairs, and other fire vehicle related duties.
December, 2022
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM Fire