PRINEVILLE, OR — Crews have the Waterman Complex burning east of Prineville 80% contained. The three fires, the Bailey Butte, Toney Butte and Junction Springs fires, have burned 12,520 acres.
All of the local evacuation notices have been lifted. However, several forest roads remained closed during firefighting efforts, including:
Forest Roads 450, 2630, 150, 2200, 2210, 300, 2610, Buck Creek Road to its intersection with the east edge of the Mill Creek Wilderness and Forest Roads 650, 27, 2745, 010 and 2750. Walton Lake, Round Mountain, Crystal Springs, Wildwood, Ochoco Divide and Whistler campgrounds are all closed.
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