Fire​ ​Information​ ​Line:​ ​541-719-8135 Email:​ ​[email protected] Website:​ ​https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517 Blog:​ ​http://centralorfireinfo.blogspot.com/ Twitter:​ ​@CentralORFire YouTube​ ​Channel:​ ​https://goo.gl/SRRAr3

Location​ ​of​ ​Origin:​​ ​9​ ​miles​ ​west​ ​of​ ​Sisters,​ ​OR Start​ ​date:​ ​August​ ​11,​ ​2017,​ ​2:42​ ​pm Size:​ ​Approximately​ ​12,809​ ​acres Percent​ ​Contained:​ ​32% Cause:​ ​Lightning Resources​ ​Assigned:​ ​ ​673​ ​personnel

Milli​ ​Fire

August​ ​24,​ ​2017​ ​Evening​ ​Update

Firefighters​ ​began​ ​burn​ ​operations​ ​this​ ​afternoon,​ ​progressing​ ​from​ ​the​ ​fire's​ ​edge​ ​on​ ​the​ ​1018​ ​road​ ​to​ ​the​ ​north. The​ ​cold​ ​front​ ​cleared​ ​the​ ​skies​ ​of​ ​smoke​ ​today​ ​and​ ​allowed​ ​aircraft​ ​to​ ​support​ ​the​ ​firefighters​ ​on​ ​the​ ​ground.​ ​A​ ​Type​ ​1 helicopter​ ​used​ ​bucket​ ​drops​ ​to​ ​help​ ​the​ ​burnout​ ​operations​ ​and​ ​crews​ ​who​ ​are​ ​continuing​ ​to​ ​taking​ ​care​ ​of​ ​hot​ ​spots​ ​on the​ ​fire's​ ​edge.​ ​There​ ​has​ ​been​ ​no​ ​large​ ​fire​ ​growth​ ​today,​ ​however​ ​the​ ​fire​ ​is​ ​still​ ​moving​ ​into​ ​the​ ​wilderness. The​ ​long​ ​term​ ​strategy​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Milli​ ​fire​ ​includes​ ​using​ ​all​ ​fire​ ​management​ ​tools,​ ​including​ ​air,​ ​heavy​ ​equipment and​ ​crews​ ​to​ ​minimize​ ​fire​ ​growth.​​ ​Burnout​ ​operations​ ​to​ ​prevent​ ​the​ ​west​ ​side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​fire​ ​from​ ​moving​ ​north​ ​and northeast​ ​will​ ​continue​ ​when​ ​the​ ​weather​ ​allows. Archery​ ​season​ ​begins​ ​Saturday.​ ​If​ ​your​ ​unit​ ​is​ ​within​ ​the​ ​area​ ​closure​ ​that​ ​is​ ​currently​ ​in​ ​place​ ​around​ ​the​ ​Milli​ ​Fire, unfortunately​ ​you​ ​will​ ​not​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​hunt​ ​in​ ​that​ ​area​ ​until​ ​the​ ​closure​ ​is​ ​lifted. Current​ ​evacuation​ ​levels: Level​ ​2​–​ ​Crossroads​ ​subdivision,​ ​Edgington​ ​Road,​ ​Remuda​ ​Road,​ ​Peterson​ ​Burn​ ​Road,​ ​Wildwing​ ​and​ ​Three​ ​Creeks​ ​Road residences​ ​returned​ ​to​ ​Level​ ​2​ ​(Be​ ​Set)​ ​Evacuation​ ​Notice​ ​on​ ​8/23/17,​ ​allowing​ ​residents​ ​to​ ​return​ ​to​ ​their​ ​homes. Level​ ​1​ ​–​ ​The​ ​subdivision​ ​of​ ​Tollgate,​ ​all​ ​areas​ ​between​ ​OR​ ​242​ ​and​ ​HWY​ ​20​ ​and​ ​west​ ​of​ ​Cold​ ​Springs​ ​Cutoff​ ​(FS1018), which​ ​includes​ ​Black​ ​Butte​ ​Ranch. Road​ ​Closures: OR242​ ​east​ ​of​ ​Cascade​ ​Crest​ ​to​ ​the​ ​junction​ ​of​ ​Forest​ ​Road​ ​15.​ ​For​ ​further​ ​information​ ​see​​ ​www.tripcheck.com Links: Forest​ ​Closures:​​ ​For​ ​further​ ​information​ ​go​ ​to:​ ​https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/deschutes/alerts-notices *Cold​ ​Springs​ ​Campground​ ​has​ ​been​ ​added​ ​to​ ​the​ ​closure. Smoke​ ​monitoring​ ​information​ ​is​ ​available​ ​at​:​ ​oregonsmoke.blogspot.com ###