Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations expanded as Hagen Fire swells to over 7,400 acres

UMATILLA COUNTY – The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office and Umatilla County Emergency Operation Center in cooperation with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and Northwest Incident Management Team 7, has issued the following immediate evacuation notices for the Hagen Fire, about nine miles southwest of Tollgate.

The Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation area has expanded to the north side of Bingham Road west to Meacham Creek Road, which also includes to the 32 road, including the Umatilla River Corridor and Hagen Creek.

The Level 2 “Be Set” evacuation area includes the entire area north of Bingham Road from Iskuulpa Creek east to Forest Service Road 32; plus the entire area between Bingham Road and Highway 204 from Blue Mountain Outpost to McIntyre Road. Then the area 4 miles north above Highway 204, paralleling Highway 204 from Lincton Mountain Road, west across Basket Mountain Road over to Ragborn Road.

The Level 1 “Be Ready” evacuation area includes a section west of the intersection of Abel Lane and Wildhorse Road; an area east of the intersection of McIntyre Road and Forest Service 32, including Langdon Lake, and the area of Bingham Road, west from Iskuulpa Creek to the intersection of Cayuse Road and Kanine Road.

As of Wednesday morning, the Hagen Fire is 7,419 acres. The fire is actively burning and, in the last report from the incident management team, has requested a hotshot crew and extensive helicopter support near residences on the western perimeter near Bingham Road. Structure protection measures remain in place.

Follow the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Facebok page for evacuation updates.

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