Redmond, OR –
Several hundred lightning strikes blanketed Central Oregon today and
firefighters are still responding to new smoke reports.
At press time, firefighters are staffing 9 fires that have
been reported today, most of them held at .10 acre, with the largest at 1 acre
and minimal spread potential in the Diamond Peak Wilderness being staffed by
smokejumpers.
A Red Flag Warning remains in place through Friday at 11:00
p.m. for abundant lightning and gusty outflow winds. Central Oregon received
varying amounts of rain though downpours were reported over the two large fires
in the area, the Milli Fire west of Sisters, and the Nash Fire burning near
Nash Lake in the Three Sisters Wilderness.
For
Central Oregon Fire Information Fire hotline, please call 541-316-7711 or keep
up-to-date on fire activity by following us on Twitter at @CentralORFire.
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