By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
BAKER COUNTY- (Release from Baker County Sheriff’s Office). The evacuation levels listed below are areas that have been newly added to the map or areas that were modified (increased or decreased a level). Please view the map in this post to view ALL current evacuation levels for the #TownGulchFire.
Two evacuation areas have been modified and increased to a Level 3:
⚠Level 3 (GO NOW): east of Eagle Creek Road, north of Summit Creek Road, and west of Summit Creek. This area was previously a Level 2.
⚠Level 3 (GO NOW): the northern boundary of this new area follows the line from where Shanghai Creek flows into Eagle Creek to Fizz Spring, with the other boundaries tying into existing level 3 areas. This area was previously a Level 2.
One evacuation area has been added:
⚠Level 2 (BE SET): the area north of Carnahan Lane and above the Tobin Ditch, north of the rock pit to Immigrant Gulch to Hwy 86. This area is located on the southeast portion of the map.
📍Key: Green= Level 1 (BE READY), Yellow= Level 2 (BE SET), Red= Level 3 (GO NOW)
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