The most important thing members of the public can do to help firefighters right now is to do their part to prevent human-caused fires. ![]() Shortly after the fire was first reported, firefighting efforts on the ground were supported by a heavy helicopter. Rappellers are working Monty and smokejumpers are working Bean Creek with a hotshot crew expected to arrive early in the morning. The public is asked to stay out of the area with fire traffic and local residents only past Perry South Campground. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Level 1 evacuation notice (Get Ready) for houses on Montgomery Shores on the Metolius Arm. The Monty Fire is estimated to be 5 acres and the Bean Creek Fire is estimated to be 20 acres, both with active fire behavior and spotting. ![]() The two fires are east of Monty Campground are approximately one mile apart. ![]() Crews are working with aerial resources on the Monty Fire (768) and Bean Creek Fire (766). The public is reminded that we remain in EXTREME fire danger and public use restrictions are in place on all federally managed public lands.Central Oregon – A lightning storm passed through Central Oregon today and ignited two new fires on the Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest. With a return to hot and dry conditions over the holiday weekend, fire officials anticipate more fire starts to pop up in the next two weeks. Incident 460 near Pringle Falls Campground on the Deschutes National Forest was contained at under ¼ acre. It is estimated at 4-5 acres with two engines, a crew and aviation assets supporting suppression efforts. Incident 465, the Rocky Butte Fire, is burning near Steins Pillar on the Ochoco National Forest. Several engines are responding and it is 0% contained. Incident 447 by Maupin Butte near the Maury Mountains and south of Paulina Highway is 15 acres and burning on Prineville District BLM lands. Incident 449 is a 55 acre fire south of the historic Rager Ranger Station on the Ochoco National Forest and is being staffed by 10 smokejumpers. A hotshot crew and 3 engines are responding. The Ryegrass Fire is estimated at 1,000 acres and is east of the Maury Mountains and south of the Paulina Highway on Prineville District BLM lands. Trout Creek Campground on the Deschutes River is currently under a Level 2 (SET) evacuation order from Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Four large air tankers, two Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs), a heavy helicopter, are responding to the blaze in addition to the Central Oregon Rappellers and Redmond Hotshots. The Rattlesnake Fire is now under the unified command of Warm Springs Incident Commander Lionel Smith and Type 3 Central Oregon Fire Management Service (COFMS) Incident Commander Larae Guillory. The Rattlesnake Fire is now estimated at 4,700 acres with no containment burning on Prineville District BLM managed lands in the area of South Junction campground and the Warm Springs Reservation. ![]() The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office issued Level 3 evacuation notices yesterday for homes in the area impacting 70-100 people. The Oregon State Fire Marshall Team with assistance from the Central Oregon Fire Management Service fire officials, is responding to the fire burning on unprotected lands in the Columbia Rural Fire Protection District. The largest fire in Central Oregon remains the Wrentham Market Fire currently estimated at 10,000 acres east of Dufur in Wasco County. Crews worked through the night on several fires and have picked up 5 new starts this morning. Central Oregon – A lightning storm passed through Central Oregon yesterday and early this morning, blanketing the landscape with hundreds of lightning strikes and localized precipitation.
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