Central Oregon fires grow fast in hot, windy weather: Crazy Creek Fire doubles to 10,000 acres, new evacuations

  • Source: KTVZ-TV NBC/CW+ 21 Bend
  • Published: 07/24/2024 10:31 PM

The Crazy Creek Fire on the Ochoco National Forest, five miles east of Big Summit Prairie, doubled in estimated size to 10,000 acres in less than a day Wednesday as hot, windy critical fire weather conditions caused many of Oregon’s bigger blazes to grow even larger, triggering or widening evacuations. The Crazy Creek fire was burning south of Forest Service Road 30 and east of FSR 100, with zero containment. Crook County declared Level 3 GO NOW evacuations in the area of Big Summit Prairie east of the Grant County line. Wheeler County declared a Level 1 Be Ready evacuation level south of Highway 26, between Buck Point Road and Antone Lane, and Level 3 for a small area west of Buck Point Road to the Ochoco national Forest border.



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