PRINEVILLE, Ore. – A Level 3 Evacuation has been ordered for residents of the Grizzly Mountain Road area about 12 miles northwest of Prineville where a fire broke out this afternoon shortly before 2 p.m. The fire, which has spread to an estimated 200 acres, is reportedly threatening between 10 and 15 homes whose residents have been asked to leave immediately. Residents of an additional 10 to 15 homes on McCoin Road have been put on a Level 1 Evacuation and are asked to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
ODF’s Central Oregon District has dispatched nine fire engines and their crews, a dozer, four single-engine air tankers, two large air tankers and three helicopters to fight the fire. Others responding include the Bureau of Land Management, Crooked River Fire and Rescue, and Jefferson County Fire and Rescue.
The fire is burning in an area of grass and juniper trees on ODF-protected land, on the Crooked River National Grassland, and in BLM’s Prineville District. The most up-to-date details on the fast-moving fire is being posted on Twitter @CentralORFire.