3 days ago · Fire info line: 541-316-77117 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2025 Wildfire Fact Sheet – Flat Fire Start Date: August 21 at 4:29 p.m. Location: Approximately 3 miles west of Lake Billy Chinook Fire Size: Approximately 3,300 acres Cause: Under Investigation Fuels: Grass, brush, juniper Resources: 3 engines, 2 dozers, 1 skidgine, 1 water tender, 9 rappellers, 8 SEATs, 4 Type 1 helicopters, 2 ...

2 days ago · The Flat Fire burning in Jefferson County grew to nearly 22,000 acres by Sunday morning and is zero percent contained, according to Oregon fire officials.

21 hours ago · The Flat Fire, which started Thursday afternoon west of Culver in Jefferson County, has triggered evacuations in the nearby area.

1 day ago · The Flat Fire on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Deschutes County Sheriff's Office The Flat Fire continued to threaten nearly 4,000 homes in Deschutes and Jefferson counties over the weekend.

3 days ago · The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing three structural task forces and its Red Incident Management Team to the Flat Fire in Jefferson County. The fire is burning west of Culver. It sparked Thursday and quickly spread, prompting levels 1,2, and 3 evacuation notices by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

1 day ago · The Flat Fire, which started Thursday about 3 miles west of Lake Billy Chinook, has exploded to around 18,000 acres, is 0% contained and prompted a variety of evacuation levels in two counties..

3 days ago · Firefighters were rushing Thursday evening to contain a wildfire burning in Jefferson County, seven miles west of Culver, as authorities issued Level 3 evacuation orders and Level 1 and 2 alerts.

2 days ago · The Flat Fire in Jefferson and Deschutes was pushed by strong winds, low humidity and hot temperatures Friday and has grown to an estimated 18,000 acres. An infrared flight later today will provide a more accurate acreage estimate. On August 22, Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act, allowing additional state resources to respond. A unified command was established with ...

3 days ago · A wildfire burning west of Culver near Lake Billy Chinook grew to 3,300 acres overnight, fire officials reported Friday morning. The Flat Fire triggered Level 3 — Go Now evacuations for areas west of Lake Billy Chinook near Geneva Road. The fire is not threatening Crooked River Ranch, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. […]

3 days ago · JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — The Flat Fire has torched 3,300 acres according to Central Oregon Fire Information. The fire is burning 3 miles west of Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson...