Cram Fire grows to 77,158 acres in central Oregon
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The Cram fire is the largest in the state, expanding overnight to more than 64,000 acres, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. It is zero percent contained, while the Elk fire in Klamath is 39% contained and has burned around 2,700 acres.
Oregon Governor Kotek invokes Emergency Conflagration Act due to the Cram Fire in Jefferson and Wasco counties.
Wildfires were seen in Jefferson County as the County Sheriff’s Office posted a video of a firefighting helicopter dropping water with smoke rising in the background. Most of the northeast quadrant is under a Level 3 evacuation order,
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for Wednesday for Klamath and Jefferson counties due to smoke from Hagelstein and Elk fires in Klamath County and the Cram Fire in Jefferson County.
Authorities have warned people living near a brush fire in Jefferson County that started Sunday evening to be ready to evacuate the area.