The Highland Fire, burning south of Prineville, remains at 719 acres and is now 75% contained. On Tuesday, structure protection task forces and federal wildland crews continued mop-up efforts and reinforced containment…
Category: Highland Fire
Firefighters Increase Containment on Highland Fire; Crews Shift to New Incidents
Firefighters on the Highland Fire in Crook County strengthened lines Monday, increasing containment to 55% as they reinforced existing lines and cooled hot spots within the fire perimeter. Crews also completed fuel…
Updated Mapping Reduces Highland Fire Acreage; Containment at 5%
More accurate mapping has reduced the size of the Highland Fire to 719 acres with 5% containment. The fire is being managed under unified command by the Oregon State Fire Marshal Blue…
Firefighters Make Progress on Highland Fire; Evacuations Remain in Place
Firefighters worked through the night on the Highland Fire, constructing a preliminary fire line around the entire perimeter of the fire burning approximately two miles south of Prineville. The fire remains estimated…
Conflagration invoked for Highland Fire, state fire marshal mobilizes resources
On Saturday evening, the Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilized their Blue Incident Management Team and three structural task forces to the Highland Fire in Crook County south of Prineville. One task force…