Cache Mountain fire burns 700 acres

The Cache Mountain fire grew to approximately 700 acres by Friday morning, July 26.

The fire is burning about 2.5 miles south of Suttle Lake.

Firefighting equipment from throughout the region has been assigned to the fire, as firefighters work to get a handle on multiple blazes across the state.

Camp Tamarack was evacuated on Thursday afternoon, July 25, as the Cache Mountain fire approached within a mile to a mile-and-a-half of the recreational facility.

According to Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch, the evacuation was a precautionary measure, since the camp houses animals, including horses, that should be moved out of a fire area in as calm and deliberate a manner as possible.

There were no children at the camp; evacuees were staff members. The recreational facility is not imminently threatened, according to dispatchers.

Lightning strikes late Tuesday afternoon, July 23, touched off the blaze.

Fire conditions are extreme in Central Oregon and public restrictions are in place. Campfires, cooking and warming fires are restricted to campfire rings at designated Forest Service campgrounds.

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