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County Line 2 Fire Grows to Nearly 60k Acres

WARM SPRINGS, OR -- The County Line 2 Fire near Warm Springs continues to burn and as of Monday evening, had destroyed nearly 60,000 acres. It's estimated at 31% contained. Bob Medina, head of the Warm Springs Dispatch Center, tells KBND, "Right now, we're still pretty active. In fact, we just picked up another smoke report on Mt. Jefferson, which is also on the reservation; we've got some resources going to that one, as well." He says that new fire is likely a holdover from lightning a couple of weeks ago. 

 

Kah-Nee-Ta Resort reopened at around noon on Monday, after evacuating guests and employees on Saturday.

 

Nearly 600 firefighters are battling the blazes. "The relief is kind of - the pressure is getting a little better. Tension is still there because there are a lot of concerned community members, concerned people on the outside that call about road closures and the highway closure. It's all a big concern for many people, so it gets hectic."

 

The Pacific Northwest currently has a high volume of fires, including 30 large uncontained wildfires, which is squeezing state and federal resources. 

 

Photo courtesy Spilyay Tymoo.

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