Smoke filling air in Bend comes from Willamette National Forest fire

Published 7:24 pm Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Heavy smoke rolled into Bend Wednesday evening, but it was not the result of a new fire, the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center stated via Twitter.

The dispatch center had received a number of reports of thick smoke, particularly in the Sisters area. The smoke originated with the Terwilliger Fire on the Willamette National Forest, the dispatch center stated.

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