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Weekend Lightning Sparks Numerous New Fires

BEND, OR -- Lightning with very little rain over the weekend led to numerous new fires, mostly in Central Oregon. Mt. Bachelor is inside the evacuation zone for the Backside Fire and shutdown summer operations Saturday and Sunday. The resort could reopen Thursday. The Backside Fire was estimated at 80 acres Sunday night. It and the 1,000-acre Little Lava Fire make up wha's now called the Bachelor Complex, which has prompted numerous evacuations. Click HERE for more information. 

The Firestone Fire, just north of the Deschutes-Lake County line, is 6,500 acres. The larger Flat Top Fire is just south of the county line, and is 13,680. 

In the Sisters Wilderness, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders for portions of the Pacific Crest Trail, after the Linton Creek Fire broke out Saturday.

And, near the town of Tiller, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation warnings for the Devil's Knob Fire, which is estimated at 3,700 acres. 

 

Photo courtesy of Central Oregon Fire Information

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