A fire threatening homes in south-central Oregon has grown to 12,700 acres, with more hot dry weather in the forecast. The Barry Point Fire southwest of Lakeview headed for Drews Reservoir yesterday, prompting an evacuation notice for about 15 homes. Structure protection resources are staged in the evacuation area, and thus far no structures have been damaged or lost.
“It made a really big run,” said Renee Snyder with the incident management team. “Even down here in town, in Lakeview, it was pretty impressive.”
An AP story in the Bend Bulletin said that sheriff’s deputies told residents to evacuate; the Level 3 evacuation notice alerts people that “current conditions present specific and immediate threat to life and safety.”
A Forest Service campground was closed and a lookout tower was threatened. The forecast includes temperatures in the 90s, gusty winds, and single-digit humidity. KOBI-TV reported that strong winds on Thursday caused the fire to nearly double in size.
A base camp has been established at the Lake County Fairgrounds with about 930 people assigned. The fire’s at 25 percent containment.
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