Wildfire reported in field off Highway 228 near Sweet Home

LINN COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Authorities are on the scene of a fire burning in a field in Sweet Home.

The fire is burning in a field in the area of Rice Road and Crescent Hill Road, off of Highway 228.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to avoid the area, and has issued Level 1: “Be Ready” evacuation orders to residents in the area.

This is a developing story will be updated with any new information as it becomes available.