Firefighters, dozers and engines worked into the night on the Alder Springs Fire burning in steep and rugged terrain on the Crooked River National Grassland, Prineville District BLM managed lands, and private land protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry and Lower Bridge Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA). The Alder Springs Fire is estimated to be 2,500 acres and is 0% contained. (updated 9:00 am, 6/17/25)
Fire activity moderated with lower temperatures and higher relative humidity Monday night and crews staying engaged with structure protection through the night with no damages to homes or outbuildings. Today, firefighters will be working to secure the perimeter were accessible and safe to engage. The highest priority will be accessing Carcass Canyon to prevent additional spotting to the east, across the Deschutes River. Firefighters will work, along with the support of aerial resources, to secure the fire east of the Deschutes River that is threatening Crooked River Ranch.
The Central Oregon Type 3 Incident Management Team has taken command of the fire alongside resources that have been engaged since yesterday to contain the blaze. The Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Red Team under the command of Ian Yocum have been mobilized and will join the two task forces of structure protection resources in place and the six more coming in today. They will be in unified command of the incident alongside the Central Oregon Type 3 team as of 9:00 a.m. today.
Weather conditions will be similar to yesterday creating challenging conditions for firefighters with hot, dry weather with westerly winds pushing the fire towards values at risk. Crews, engines, dozers, skidgen and structure protection task forces will be actively working to suppress the fire and secure the perimeter with continued help from air tankers, helicopters and single engine scoopers to cool hot spots and slow the spread of the fire from the air.
All evacuations issued by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office remain in place today.
Evacuations: Jefferson and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office have issued the following evacuations: A Level 3 (GO) evacuation order for CR06, CR07, CRR8, CR10N, CR10S, CR11, CR12, CRPL2; a Level 2 (SET) evacuation warning for zones CR02M, CR02N, CR02NW, CR02SW and CR09, as well as Deschutes Campground at Cove Palisades, along the river and campground; and a Level 1 (READY) evacuation advisory for CR02E, CR02NE, CR02SE, CR03M, CR03N, Lake Billy Chinook Public Lands 3, RED-101, RED-91, RED-92 and SIS-016. For more information on evacuation notices visit:
Deschutes County Evacuation Map: https://tinyurl.com/DeschutesCountyEmergency
Jefferson County Evacuation Map: https://tinyurl.com/JeffersonCountyEmergencyMap
A temporary evacuation point has been established at Highland Baptist Church: 3100 SW Highland Avenue, Redmond, OR. A large animal shelter has been established at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds at 3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond, OR.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Alder Springs Fire. The Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Red Team under the command of Ian Yokum are being mobilized with two task forces of structure protection resources Monday evening and six more arriving Tuesday.
In addition, the Central Oregon Type 3 Incident Management Team under the command of Ted Adams will be taking command of the fire effective at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, and will enter into unified command with OSFM Red Team when they are in place.
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