Small Fire Stopped near Sisters

A small fire was discovered and stopped near Sisters.

Aided by calm winds, firefighters, helicopters and air tankers quickly doused a small new wildfire five miles southwest of Sisters Monday afternoon as the National Weather Service issued a “Fire Weather Watch,” warning of thunderstorms over the next couple of days.

It includes a summary of the other fires going on in Oregon right now:

Wildfires broke out over the weekend north of Burns (contained at 33 acres) and the Round Valley Fire southeast of Bonanza in Klamath County (70 percent contained by Monday at about 165 acres), but areas west of the Cascades had even hotter temperatures and also had new fires.

The Oak Flat Fire on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has grown to an estimated 500 acres, about 20 miles west of Grants Pass. The heat and wind sent firebrands sparking spot fires up to a half-mile away on Sunday.

The 74-acre Garnish Valley Fire in the state Department of Forestry's Forest Grove District in northwest Oregon was reported Saturday evening and has been contained.

Check it out at http://www.ktvz.com/news/24648745/detail.html.

Evacuation Alert in Effect for Wildfire near Sisters

From the Statesman Journal

A wildfire near Sisters is 20 percent contained after burning about 4,500 acres and keeping homeowners on alert for possible evacuation.

Firefighters said Wednesday that one outbuilding used for storage and a pump house was lost but that no other structures were damaged or threatened.
The fire is burning in the Deschutes National Forest and on private land about six miles south of Sisters.

About a half-dozen homes were under mandatory evacuation orders. Other residents were advised to be ready to leave as a precaution.
Families who were evacuated were being escorted to and from their homes by the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department



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