Conflagrations Declared For Two Wildfires
(Salem, OR) -- Governor Tina Kotek declared conflagrations for two wildfires over the weekend. The East Evans Creek Fire started when a car hit a utility pole in Jackson County. Winds caused the fire to grow to over 26-hundred acres. There were Level 3 Go Now evacuations. The second conflagration was declared for the Olive Butte Fire, which forced evacuation of Granite in Grant County. The lightning-caused fire burned over 800 acres. The Oregon State Fire Marshal sent four teams of local firefighters to each fire. They will work to protect structures while wildland firefighters battle the main fires.



