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Oregon Governor Kate Brown was briefed on the Cedar Creek Fire today, at the incident command post near Oakridge.
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Lane County is under an “air quality advisory” through Wednesday.
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Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley visited the Cedar Creek Fire Incident Command Center today / Friday.
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Today the Lane County Sheriff’s office eased evacuation alerts in Westfir and western Oakridge to Level 1, Be Ready. Other eastern areas remain at Levels 2 and 3. The Cedar Creek fire has burned over 92,000 acres with no containment.
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With the Cedar Creek Fire now burning over 90-thousand acres, and containment back to zero percent, a team coordinating firefighting efforts hosted a virtual community meeting Monday night.
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Evacuation levels have been eased once again in the Oakridge area.
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Strong easterly winds pushed the Cedar Creek Fire to 85,926 acres Saturday.
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The communities of Oakridge, Westfir, and High Prairie were placed on Level 3 -Go Now!- evacuation orders Friday night.
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The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency has issued an air quality advisory through Saturday.
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This post includes information about power shutoffs and evacuations during the Sept. 2022 wind storm. This post will be updated.
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The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for much of western Oregon.
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Fire managers are gearing up for what appears to be some very challenging weather conditions later this week.