Central Oregon – Yesterday on the Crazy Creek Fire, cooler temperatures and decreased winds led to decreased fire activity. Firefighters strengthened the control line along Forest Service Road (FSR) 100 and established an anchor point on FSR 30. Firefighters performed structure protection in the Toggle Meadow area. The Crazy Creek Fire is currently estimated at 11,008 acres and is 0% contained.
Today, firefighters on the Crazy Creek Fire will continue to strengthen control lines and perform structure protection in the Little Summit and Toggle Meadow areas.
Yesterday on the Kitty Creek Fire, firefighters strengthened lines around the perimeter and performed mop up to cool down areas of heat. The fire remains 65 acres and is 0% contained. Firefighters will continue mop up operations today.
The Central Oregon Type 3 incident management team will transfer command of the Crazy Creek Fire and Kitty Creek Fire to Southwest Team 5 Complex Incident Management Team at 6 p.m. today. Future fire updates will be provided by the Southwest Team 5 Complex Incident Management.
The Ochoco National Forest has implemented a forest closure for the Paulina Ranger District. More information can be found at fs.usda.gov/alerts/ochoco/alerts-notices/?aid=89203.
Firefighters construct control line around a fire to establish a barrier to keep it from spreading. Containment is based on their confidence that a portion of the fire is secure, and the fire will not move beyond the control line. Firefighters may have control line around the perimeter of a fire, but until they are able to decrease fire activity along the edge of the control line and cool down hotspots, they do not consider that portion of the fire contained.
Visit the official source for wildfire information in Central Oregon at centraloregonfire.org for wildfire updates or follow fire information on X/Twitter @CentralORfire. Call 9-1-1 to report a wildfire.
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