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Suppression Repair Continues on the Crazy Creek Fire  

Daily Update August 21, 2024 

Fire Information Phone: 541-208-1768 (8 a.m.-8 p.m.)  

Email: 2024.crazycreek@firenet.gov  

Acres: Crazy Creek – 86,963; 93% contained 
               Kitty Creek – 73; 100% contained 

Location: Crazy Creek: 5 miles north of Paulina, Oregon; 498/Kitty Creek: 7 miles south of Mitchell, Oregon   

Start Date: July 22,2024             Personnel: 378    

Resources: 9 crews | 0 helicopters |17 engines | 1 bulldozers | 14 water tenders | 3 skid steers 

Highlights: Kitty Creek fire suppression repair work is projected to be finished today. Repairs continues on the Crazy Creek fire as crews focus on minimizing the impacts left by fire suppression efforts. Firefighters remain vigilant, monitoring and patrolling the containment lines. Fire behavior is expected to remain minimal with heat being held in the matted vegetative ground layer found under the forest canopy, stumps, stump holes, and large downed trees.   

Tomorrow at 0600, California Team 1 will be transferring command of the fire to Central Oregon Type 3 Team. 

Evacuations: The Crook County Sheriff’s Office has lowered the evacuation level from Level 3 (recommended evacuation) to Level 2 (set for evacuation) from Highway 380 north to SE Puett Road. The area north of SE Puett Road around the perimeter of the fire remains at a Level 3. The area south of Highway 380 has been lowered to Level 1 (prepare for possible evacuation). An evacuation map is available online through the Crook County Emergency Management Office website. 

Weather: Temperatures will be warming into the 70s with increasing clouds developing in the afternoon.  Humidity will fall into the upper teens and 20s with a southwest wind occasionally gusting between 15 and 20 miles per hour.   

Importance of Fire Prevention: All public lands in Central Oregon, including the Ochoco National Forest, are in Stage 2 Public Use (Fire) Restrictions. All open flames, including woodstoves and charcoal briquette fires, are prohibited. In times of high fire danger, it is crucial for everyone to follow prevention measures to avoid additional strain on overburdened resources.  

Fire Restrictions and Closures: The Ochoco National Forest has implemented a forest closure for the eastern  portion of the Paulina Ranger District. The Bureau of Land Management has issued a temporary closure for portions of public lands in Crook and Grant Counties.   

More Information:  

InciWeb:  https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orocf-crazy-creek  

Facebook: Facebook.com/Crazy Creek Fire 

Central Oregon Wildfire Information: https://centraloregonfire.org/