Last updated: 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 25.
A wildfire is causing evacuations in La Pine. Since it started around 2 p.m. Tuesday, officials say the Darlene 3 Fire had grown to an estimated 1,700 acres by 9 p.m. with 0% containment.
As of 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday evening, the following evacuations remained in effect:
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office issued a series of Level 3 - GO NOW - evacuations and Level 2 - BE SET - evacuations for areas east of Highway 97 and north of the Deschutes/Klamath County line.
The most up-to-date evacuation information can be found on the Deschutes County website.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act on Tuesday afternoon to free up additional resources to fight the blaze. Crews from Marion and Linn Counties were headed to the area Tuesday evening.
The Sheriff’s office said a temporary Red Cross evacuation shelter has been set up at La Pine High School with additional support from the Deschutes County Medical Reserve Corps. A large (livestock) and small (companion) animal shelter is located at La Pine Rodeo Grounds with support from the Pet Evacuation Team (PET). In addition, the Sheriff's office said the La Pine Activity Center, 16450 Victory Way, is open for RVs to park and has space for animals.
As of 9:45 p.m., neither U.S. 97 or Oregon Hwy 31 were closed, according to ODOT's TripCheck.com website.
