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Wildfire sparks near Lake Billy Chinook, Level 3 ‘Go Now’ evacuations issued

A wildfire sparked in Jefferson County on Thursday, quickly spreading and prompting evacuations in the surrounding area.

Flat Fire expands to 22,000 acres as more than 1,000 face evacuation orders

The Flat Fire, which started Thursday afternoon west of Culver in Jefferson County, has triggered evacuations in the nearby ...

Flat Fire north of Sisters at 18,000 acres, red flag warning for Aug. 24

There are widespread evacuation orders are in place for the fire and air quality ranged from unhealthy to very unhealthy in ...
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PHOTOS: Central Oregon’s Flat Fire continues growing, nears 22K acres

The Flat Fire, which started Thursday about 3 miles west of Lake Billy Chinook, has grown to nearly 22,000 acres, is 0% ...

Evacuations issued for Flat Fire near Lake Billy Chinook in central Oregon

The blaze broke out on Aug. 21, north of Sisters and approximately three miles west of Lake Billy Chinook. As of late Aug. 22 ...

Wildfire near Lake Billy Chinook grows to 3,300 acres, prompts evacuations in Jefferson Co.

Evacuation orders have been issued for the area south of Lake Billy Chinook due to a wildfire off Geneva Road Thursday evening.The Flat Fire began Thursday at 4:29 p.m. and grew to about 3,300 acres ...

Flat Fire grows to over 3000 acres, Governor Kotek invokes Conflagration Act

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — The Flat Fire has burned 3,300 acres less than a day after it sparked, according to Central ...