Fire closes state Highway 126
Published 12:00 am Saturday, August 25, 2018
- A firefighter uses a chainsaw to limb burned branches as firefighters worked to extinguish a fire along Highway 126 between Redmond and Sisters on Friday, August 24, 2018. (Joe Kline/Bulletin photo)
State Highway 126 was closed Friday between Fryrear Road and Cline Falls due to three small wildfires in the area.
Several fire engines and air tankers made progress Friday afternoon to stop the fires, according to the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center.
The cause of the fires, which totaled 11 acres Friday afternoon, has not yet been determined, dispatch center spokeswoman Lauren DuRocher said.
The highway reopened about 6 p.m.
— Bulletin staff report