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County Line 2 Fire Forces More Closures

WARM SPRINGS, OR -- 10:30 a.m. Update: Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch has taken over management of the County Line 2 Fire. Officials have issued evacuation notices for Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and associated staff buildings. The County Line 2 Fire was mapped Thursday night at 36,154 acres and is expected to grow.

 

The fire has reached the Lower Deschutes River between Warm Springs and Mecca Flat, but has not jumped the river.

 

6:00 a.m. Update:

 

Highway 26 remains closed in Warm Springs due to the County Line 2 Fire, which has grown to over 19,000 acres. The Oregon Department of Transportation closed a 30 mile stretch of the highway between State Highway 216 and Warm Springs Thursday afternoon, for the second time in as many days, detouring traffic through Maupin.

 

Level 3 Evacuation notices were also issued Thursday afternoon for Sunnyside, Upper Dry Creek and West Hills subdivisions; others were given Level 2 notices and told to be ready to evacuate.
 
Smoke has blanketed much of the area from the County Line 2 fire. The DEQ says air quality is unhealthy in Prineville. In Madras it's considered unsafe for those with respiratory problems. Bend and Sisters have moderate air quality, Friday morning. 
 
The fire began Wednesday afternoon when a trailer lost a tire, sending sparks into dry brush along the highway.
 
Photo credit: Jayson Smith, via Spilyay Tymoo
 

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