BEND, OR — Crews continue to battle the Muskrat Fire, which has burned 50 acres of rugged Central Oregon terrain near Cultus Lake. Two helicopters, four smokejumpers, ten rappellers and helitack were all used over the weekend to fight the Muskrat Fire. Although the fire hasn’t grown, rugged terrain and heavy fuels continue to challenge mop-up efforts.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s office is maintaining a Level Three Evacuation notice for all areas on the west and north shores of Cultus Lake, which also include the back country area north of Cultus Lake including Corral Swamp, Winopee Lake, Muskrat Lake and Teddy Lake.
The Deschutes National Forest continues an area closure for lands generally described as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 as the western most boundary (The Pacific Crest Trail remains open); Winnopee Lake to the junction of the Corral Swamp Trail #8 and FSR 4628 to the North, Cultus Lake to FSR 600 to the South and Corral Swamp Trailhead to Winnopee Lake Trailhead to the east.
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