AGNESS, OR -- A new wildfire grew very quickly in southern Oregon over the weekend. The Flat Fire started Saturday in the Rogue River-Siskyou National Forest. Curry County Commissioner Brad Alcorn provided an update on Facebook Sunday night, saying smoke is impacting the communities of Gold Beach and Brookings, "It’s actually burning in the Biscuit Fire area. Right now this fire is estimated to be at about, between 3,000 and 4,000 acres. You know how difficult it is to estimate this as it starts to spread."

As of Monday morning, the Northwest Coordination Center estimates the Flat Fire is 3,800 acres. Alcorn says it's burning 35 miles up the Rogue River, near the town of Agness, "This is a tough fire to fight. It’s in a very rugged, rough part of our country. No private land is burning right now, it’s all burning on federal land." He adds, "The stance on this fire is full suppression. That is the goal. They are going after this hard and aggressively."

The Red Cross opened a shelter at Gold Beach High School, at least through Monday. "That shelter is open right now. They did get a couple people in there that were displaced; I think they were campers that were displaced. We can accommodate people - a large amount of people, if necessary," says Alcorn. 

Forest Service investigators are on scene and Alcorn says online rumors about a specific person who started the fire are inaccurate, "It’s way too early to give you an absolute answer about the origins of this fire."