Deschutes Natl. Forest reduces Cedar Creek Fire closure; Lava Lake, resort reopen, campgrounds still closed ktvz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Beginning immediately, the Deschutes National Forest has expanded its forest closure order for the Cedar Creek Fire, to create more efficient firefighting operations on the fire on the eastern zone of the fire and because of increasing fire growth on the southern tip of Waldo Lake and in the Cultus Lake area. The expanded closure includes eastern portions of the Three Sisters Wilderness, up to the Cascade Lakes Highway's western edge starting south of Hosmer Lake and continuing through the current closure on the Cascades Lake Highway just south Twin Lakes, Davis Lake, and Wickiup Reservoir. People should go to the Deschutes National Forest's website (www.fs.usda.gov/main/deschutes/home) to see the closure map and "Know Before You Go." Though the Cedar Creek Fire is moderating overall allowing some evacuation levels to drop, firefighters still have a lot of work to do on the eastern edge of the fire to address the still actively growing fire. With the establishment o
Deschutes National Forest greatly widens Cedar Creek Fire closure area due to growth near Waldo, Cultus lakes ktvz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.