REDMOND, OR -- A small wildfire briefly shut down Highway 126 near Powell Butte Monday, just after noon. Fire crews from Redmond and Crook County responded to the 2-acre blaze on private land near the Deshutes-Crook County line. The cause is under investigation.
Federal land managers move to Industrial Fire Precaution Level 2 Thursday, in an effort to reduce human-caused fires. Restrictions impact Deschutes and Ochoco National Fores, Prineville BLM and the Crooked River National Grassland.

For current wildland fire information, visit centraloregonfire.org or follow fire information on Twitter @CentralORfire. For current Central Oregon Fire Precaution Information call 1-800-523-4737. Call 9-1-1 to report a wildfire.