Highland Fire evacuations in place in Crook County
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Gov. Tina Kotek invoked a conflagration for the Highland Fire in Crook County, with evacuations ordered for those near the fire that has grown to about 1500 acres as of 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
The wind-driven Highland Fire sparked Saturday afternoon, the Oregon State Fire Marshal said in a release. The Blue Incident Management Team and three structural task forces were sent to the fire south of Prineville, where levels 1-2-3 evacuations are in place.
This is the fifth time so far in the 2025 wildfire season a conflagration was issued for an Oregon wildfire.
Map of evacuation area
“Fire conditions are affecting much of the state with little relief in the forecast,” State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple said in a statement. “We are asking all Oregonians to be aware of the conditions and do everything they can to prevent sparking a wildfire."
The Crook County Sheriff's Office is providing information on their Facebook page.
Prineville is about 150 miles southeast of Portland.