A fire in Central Oregon is threatening homes in Deschutes and Jefferson Counties, including the outskirts of the communities of Sisters and Crooked River Ranch.
The Flat Fire sparked Thursday west of Culver and spread quickly, prompting evacuation notices. As of Friday afternoon, it's grown to 3,300 acres with 0% containment.
The evacuation zone is a mixture of Levels 3 (GO NOW), Level 2 (BE SET) and Level 1 (BE READY). It stretches from Lake Billy Chinook to just outside of Sisters. As of 2 p.m. Friday, the city of Sisters was not included an in an evacuation zone. A map of evacuation zones that is updated in real-time can be found here .
Gusty winds, low humidity and warm temperatures are making for challenging conditions for firefighters. On Friday morning, the Emergency Conflagra