The Deschutes River Woods fire has stopped; Fire in Tumalo region leads to evacuations

(Update: Tumalo Reservoir Rd evacuations .; 7100 lose power; Red Cross sets up evacuation site)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As winds blew over 40 mph, crews stopped a reignited burn that quickly spread through the woods of the Deschutes River and caused evacuations, while other evacuations were called near a fire in the Tumalo area that caused several road closures in the area. .

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reported approximately 5:20 p.m. of Level 3 (GO NOW) evacuations west of Johnson Road from Bull Springs Road to Kuhlman Road. Homes on the east side of Johnson Road have been placed on a Level 1 notice, meaning they must be ready for possible evacuations and others are avoiding the area.

Traffic was diverted and Tyler Road was closed. A late word indicated that Johnson Road was also closed from Shevlin Park Road to OB Riley Road.

Shortly before 6:30 p.m., authorities announced new Level 3 evacuations for addresses on Tumalo Reservoir Road between Collins Road and Johnson Market.

An interactive map of evacuation levels is at: https://deschutes.maps.arcgis.com/apps/PublicInformation/index.html?appid=f9de45337eb043fca432548f91d03ad6 (for info: the map attached to this article was in place earlier but the card hasn’t worked on it for a while.)

Due to the wildfires, Red Cross Waterfall area volunteers were setting up a temporary evacuation site at High Desert Middle School, 61111 SE 27th Street. “Anyone who needs help can just come forward,” the agency said.

The winds knocked down trees, some on power lines across the region. Pacific Power reported that more than 7,000 customers in the Bend area were without service early Sunday evening; check for updates on their map online.

A burn pile on Saturday in the woods of the Deschutes River, south of Bend, reignited and spread rapidly on Sunday afternoon amid winds blowing over 40 km / h, threatening homes, causing evacuations and burning debris, vehicles and outbuildings before his shutdown, officials said.

Crews were dispatched around 3:40 p.m. to the reported bushfire in the 60,000 block of Cinder Butte Road, Bend Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Trish Connolly said.

Homes on Cinder Butte and Apache roads were threatened, as the fire swept through the yards of around four lots, Connolly said.

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Deputies issued a Level 3 Evacuation Alert (GO NOW) and evacuated homes on both streets.

Support teams were called from Alfalfa, Cloverdale and Sunriver, and stopped the progress of the fire around 4:30 p.m. The fire burned about an acre and no houses were involved, Connolly said.

A full overhaul was underway and should take a few hours. Connolly said evacuated residents will not be allowed to return home until the smoke is cleared and other overhaul work is completed.

Around the same time, the other large fire was reported in the 18000 block of Bull Springs Road, west of Bend.

Fire crews in central Oregon have been called in for several field and garden debris burns that escaped over the weekend in windy conditions.

The winds also caused other problems, including felled trees, some on power lines. And they caused dust and near zero visibility south of Madras, possibly contributing to crashes along Route 97.

Leslie Cano from NewsChannel 21 has been to DRW and we will have more details as they become available and on NewsChannel 21 at Six.