Cutoff Fire ignites on Bly Mountain, Level 3 Evacuations ordered
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UPDATE: 9:42 PM, 6/19/21 - Estimated at 1,000 acres
BONANZA, Ore. – The Cutoff Fire is currently burning on Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protected land, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District and Fremont-Winema National Forest lands approximately 6 miles north of Bonanza.
The fire is estimated to be approximately 1,000 acres and rapidly spreading to the southeast, with no containment. The fire cause is under investigation. It was reported today around 1:30 p.m.
There are numerous resources assigned to the fire and on order.
At this time approximately 125 structures are threatened. Residents in the area should monitor the current evacuation status as this incident progresses.
Following is updated evacuation information, at the request of the Cutoff Fire Incident Commander, issued by Klamath County Emergency Management:
An air tanker drops retardant on the #CutoffFire north of Bonanza, Oregon.
(Image: Brian Gailey, Klamath Falls News)
Level 3 (GO NOW)
East of Bly Mountain Cutoff Rd, North to Grizzly Ln, West of Hummingbird Dr, and South to Keno Springs Road.
Level 2 (GET SET)
East of Bly Mountain Cutoff Rd, North to Keno Springs Rd, West of Forest Service Rd 3812, South three miles.
Level 1 (GET READY)
East of Bly Mountain Cutoff Rd, North to Hwy 140 and Kingfisher Dr, West of Hummingbird Dr, South to Grizzly Ln.
Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Search and Rescue Volunteers are in the process of evacuating affected residents.
An ODF Incident Management Team is en route. The Klamath County Structure Task Group is on the fire and a second task group has been ordered.
For the latest evacuation information, visit https://www.facebook.com/KlamathCountyGov. To sign up for Klamath County alerts, visit http://alerts.klamathcounty.org
American Red Cross along with the Klamath County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) has established an evacuation point at Bonanza High School. 31601 Mission St, Bonanza, OR 97623.
UPDATE: 5:47 PM, 6/19/21 - NEW EVACUATION ORDERS
Please note the following updated evacuation information, at the request of the Cutoff Fire Incident Commander, issued by Klamath County Emergency Management:
Level 3 (GO NOW)
East of Bly Mountain Cutoff Rd, North to Grizzly Ln, West of Hummingbird Dr, and South to Keno Springs Road.
Level 2 (GET SET)
East of Bly Mountain Cutoff Rd, North to Keno Springs Rd, West of Forest Service Rd 3812, South three miles.
Level 1 (GET READY)
East of Bly Mountain Cutoff Rd, North to Hwy 140 and Kingfisher Dr, West of Hummingbird Dr, South to Grizzly Ln.
UPDATE: 4:39 PM, 6/19/21 [from SCOFMP]
The Cutoff Fire is currently burning on private, and BLM-protected land approximately 6 miles north of Bonanza. The fire was reported at 1:30 p.m.
The fire is approximately 100 acres and rapidly spreading to the east, towards the Wren subdivision, with the majority of the fire on BLM lands. The fire cause is under investigation. There are multiple air and wildland resources working on the fire.
At this time approximately 120 structures are threatened. Residents in the area should monitor the current evacuation status as this incident progresses.
At the request of the Fire Incident Commander, Klamath County Emergency Management has issued a Level 3 (GO NOW) evacuation for the area east of East of Bly Mountain Cutoff Road between Jaguar Lane, Racoon Lane, Spaniel Lane, Crocodile Lane, and west of Thrasher Drive. Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Search and Rescue Volunteers are in the process of evacuating affected residents.
A structure task force from Klamath County has been ordered. The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) Type 3 Incident Management Team has also been ordered.
For the latest evacuation information, visit https://www.facebook.com/KlamathCountyGov. To sign up for Klamath County alerts, visit http://www.klamathcounty.org/300/Emergency-Management---Sheriffs-Office.com
American Red Cross along with the Klamath County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is in the process of setting up an evacuation point at Bonanza High School. 31601 Mission St, Bonanza, OR 97623.
Klamath County Sheriff’s Office is expanding the evacuation zone to include.
ORIGINAL: 3:30 PM, 6/19/21
BLY MOUNTAIN, Ore. - A new wildfire, Cutoff Fire, has irrupted on Bly Mountain south of Oregon Highway 140 and north of Bonanza, Oregon. At last report by South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) the fire is at 5 acres.
The Klamath County Sheriffs Office has issued a level 3 “GO” evacuation for residents along Bly Mountain Cuttoff Road between Jaguar Lane and Spaniel Lane. The evacuation point is Bonanza High School.
SCOFMP has reported Cutoff Fire at GPS coordinates 42 17.118, -121 24.132.
Approximate location of the #CutoffFire [click to enlarge]
Interactive map: https://goo.gl/maps/wKqPskNdcpqKBvLB8
This is a developing story and KFN will update as info becomes available.
#CutoffFire as seen from Highway 140 in Beatty, Oregon. (Image by, Paul Kenney)
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