Smoke from the Darlene 3 Fire billows skyward above La Pine in this image taken from U.S. Highway 97 near Paulina East Lake Road on Tuesday afternoon. Â
Firefighters move between fire trucks lined up on Finley Butte Road as a fire department SUV approaches on Darlene 3 Way during firefighting operations at the Darlene Fire near La Pine on Tuesday afternoon.Â
The Darlene 3 Fire birns east of La Pine on Tuesday night, June 25.Â
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Firefighters move between fire trucks lined up on Finley Butte Road as a fire department SUV approaches on Darlene 3 Way during firefighting operations at the Darlene Fire near La Pine on Tuesday afternoon.Â
UPDATE 8 a.m. Wednesday:Â The Darlene 3 Fire grew to roughly 2,415Â acres overnight and was 30% contained as of a 7:30 a.m., according to Central Oregon Fire Information, an interagency wildfire organization.
Level 3 "go now" evacuations are in place for the areas east of U.S. Highway 97 and south of Drafter Road, and south of Bassett Drive to state Highway 31.
Level 2 "be set" evacuation notice was issued for the area east of U.S. Highway 97 to the train tracks, from Reed Road south to Bassett Drive.Â
An air tanker flies toward the Darlene 3 Fire to dump retardant. The fire erupted Tuesday afternoon near La Pine and quickly grew to 250 acres.Â
State firefighting teams have been activated to assist local firefighting efforts on the Darlene 3 Fire, which broke out Tuesday afternoon near La Pine and prompted several Level 3 and Level 2 evacuation notices.
The teams, including the Oregon State Marshal’s Red Incident Management Team, were mobilized after Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act on Tuesday afternoon after the fire had grown to 250 acres in just two hours.
A Black Butte Ranch fire truck turns onto Rosland Road on its way to help at the Darlene 3 Fire near La Pine on Tuesday afternoon.Â
“This fire has quickly grown within the last few hours, pushed by gusty winds and high fire conditions. The Emergency Conflagration Act allows us to send the full power of the Oregon fire service to protect life and property,†Oregon State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple said. “As we enter the hot and dry summer months, I am asking Oregonians to do everything they can to prevent wildfires.â€
Resources will be coming in from Linn and Marion counties, and four Oregon State Fire Marshal task forces are set to arrive Wednesday morning.
A Level 3 “go now†evacuation area was in place for areas east of the railroad tracks, near Darlene Way and Ice Cave Road. A Level 2 “be set†evacuation notice was in place for areas east of U.S. Highway 97 and south of Rosland Pit. Level 1 “get ready†evacuations were issued for the area east of Highway 97 along Rosland Road, including Newberry Estates.
Smoke from the Darlene 3 Fire billows skyward above La Pine in this image taken from U.S. Highway 97 near Paulina East Lake Road on Tuesday afternoon. Â
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As of 1530 it's now 250 acres. WildCAD via Watchduty app.
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