Oregon Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Conflagration Act on Friday as the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) deployed Complex Management Team 3 (CIMT3) to the Flat Fire north of Sisters and near Lake Billy Chinook, which was then estimated to cover 9,000 acres and had affected residents of Jefferson and Deschutes counties.

The Flat Fire that started Thursday exceeded the span of control of the local Type 3 Team by Friday, after extreme heat and dry fuels made control efforts hard, so the larger CIMT3 was activated to take command of the fire.

Ron Graham, Deputy Chief of ODF’s Protection Division, said, “Given the lower number of current fires state-wide, there are a lot of resources available to send to the fire.”

To allow the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) to mobilize resources t

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