2025 Oregon wildfires

The Piper Lake Fire was 30% contained as of Wednesday morning.

As of Monday evening, the Piper Fire was roughly 20 acres and was not threatening any populated areas.

The Cram Fire in Central Oregon has grown to more than 90,000 acres east of Madras, forcing evacuation orders across Jefferson and Wasco counties.

The deployment is part of the Immediate Response program, which sends help quickly without invoking the Emergency Conflagration Act.

The 0332 NE Fire was first reported around 2:45 p.m. Thursday.

A legal complaint filed in district court Monday says “several eyewitnesses” saw sparks coming from a Union Pacific locomotive, sparking flames in nearby brush.

Highway 126 re-opened to traffic Thursday evening.

As danger from wildfire increases, firefighters who normally work on structure fires are making sure they are ready to be called upon.

Nearly 4,000 people have been told to evacuate or prepare for evacuation in Deschutes and Jefferson counties. The fire jumped the Deschutes River Monday evening.

The Trump administration hasn’t renewed a critical grant that helps fund local disaster response, leaving Oregon counties and tribal governments vulnerable ahead of a potentially active wildfire season.

Forward progress has been stopped on the fire, which grew to an estimated 20 acres according Central Oregon Fire information.

Many Central Oregon cities started fire restrictions this week as the forecast for much of the state predicts dry, warm weather and little precipitation ahead.