REDMOND, OR -- Evacuation orders remain for neighborhoods immediately to the east of the Redmond Airport, Sunday morning, due to the McCaffery Fire, which grew to more than 450 acres Saturday night. It's considered 10% contained, as of Sunday morning. A Central Oregon "Type 3" incident management team took command of the incident at 6 a.m.
The McCaffery Fire was first reported Saturday afternoon, south of Highway 126. The Redmond Airport closed for about 2.5 hours Saturday night, to dedicate its airspace to the firefight. Level Three "GO NOW" evacuations were issued for a portion of eastern Deschutes County and western Crook County, including Powell Butte Estates. Sunday morning, the Crook County order was reduced to Level Two "BE SET." Level Three remains in place for Sunny Sage Road, off McCaffery Road. The latest evacuation map is HERE. 

A temporary evacuation point was established at the Powell Butte Church; animals can be sheltered at the Crook County Fairgrounds.

A second Central Oregon fire was reported Saturday about two miles south of Skyliners sno-park, west of Bend. The Central Oregon Fire Management Service (COFMS) reports it was contained at .25 acre, thanks to work by multiple engines and a dozer. 

Aerial photo of the McCaffery Fire 07/06/24, courtesy of COFMS