Wildfire Updates: Hwy 35 Closed East of Gov. Camp, New Evacuations Issued for Grasshopper Fire

The Big Grass fire is now the largest wildfire in modern Oregon history

Grasshopper, Austin fires spur new evacuations as Oregon wildfires grow

The Grasshopper and Austin fires were very active and brought expanded evacuation orders on Aug. 11. A fire near Gold Beach also sparked.

LIVE BLOG: More evacuations issued for Grasshopper Fire after ‘active’ night

Wasco County officials expanded evacuation orders for the Grasshopper Fire on Monday night after the blaze grew to 63,659 acres with 23% containment.

Wildfire updates: Hwy 35 closed east of Gov. Camp, new evacuations issued for Grasshopper Fire

The Grasshopper Fire continues to grow in the Mt. Hood National Forest, forcing new evacuations and highway closures.

ODF Deploys Teams to Central Oregon Fires

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has deployed Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) 3 to the ODF Central Oregon District to manage the Bologna and Cottonwood Fire near Kimberly, Oregon. The Bologna Fire originally began July 16 and reignited August 9th. The Cottonwood Fire began last week and has been managed by a Type 3 Central Oregon Fire Management Service Team. Both fires are currently under investigation. Additionally, ODF has mobi…

‘Stubborn’ Grasshopper Fire burns more than 30,000 acres in the last week

Published on Aug. 10 at 11:30 a.m.