Two Bulls fire (Bend, Redmond: homes, neighborhoods, subdivision)

[BendLocal]

Two Bulls Fire nearly 6,200 acres; still zero contained | News - Home

The Two Bulls Fire, a pair of blazes that broke out Saturday afternoon west of Bend, grew to 6,180 acres overnight – some of that due to better mapping – and another subdivision was evacuated early Sunday, bringing the total to 250 homes, with 2,000 others threatened and residents warned to be ready to leave quickly.

The Deschutes County Sheriff''s Office first issued a "Level 3" evacuation notice, advising all to leave immediately, on Saturday afternoon for 150 homes in the Saddleback subdivision on both sides of Johnson Road, and later for 90 homes near Skyliners Road west of Bend.

Saturday night, as the fire pushed south and southwest, the agency added a Level 2 pre-evacuation advisory for residents in the area located south of Shevlin Park Road, west of Mt. Washington Drive, and north of Century Drive.

That notice warns of "a good probability that hazards associated with the approaching fire will severely limit our ability to provide emergency service protection."

"You must prepare to leave at a moment's notice," the advisory states, adding that first responders are working on information about when to leave and what routes to take.

Also issued was a Level 1 notice, for residents in the rest of Northwest Crossing (east of Mt. Washington Drive), and the area that includes residents north of Shevlin Park and west of Mt. Washington Drive.

In that area, residents were warned "that current or projected threats from hazards associated with the approaching fire are severe," and that "this is the time for preparation and precautionary movement of persons with special needs, mobile property and (under certain circumstances) pets and livestock.

The Level III Evacuation Notice (advising residents to evacuate immediately) is still in place for the Saddleback Subdivision (both sides of Johnson Road), and Skyliners Road residents outside the City of Bend. About 150 homes were given evacuation notices in the Saddleback Subdivision area and 40 homes in the Skyliners Road area.

[kosmo65]

Stay safe, Bend.

[Steve Pickering]

Do they know the cause yet?

[Dry Side]

Watching TB fire on geomac.gov appears to be taking a more Southerly path than East.

At some point may merge with the Awbrey Hall burn area and have much less fuel.

[BendLocal]

Originally Posted by Steve Pickering

Do they know the cause yet?

Under investigation is only news I have.

Originally Posted by Dry Side

At some point may merge with the Awbrey Hall burn area and have much less fuel.

Agreed! But hearing that embers can travel miles? Not sure. That magnitude and proximity of the fire is stunning.

[Dry Side]

So far wind is staying light and out of North.

[Steve Pickering]

My niece in Redmond posted some Facebook pictures today. They were on the other side of the lake at some kind of Cow Horse gathering. She said here place is well away from the danger at this time. My brother is the other direction south, and Baby Brother may be over their fighting the fire today as I think they have a permanent staging point not far from there.

[BendLocal]

This was taken last night around 11pm from Pilot Butte. Had to hike cause they stopped letting people up sometime around 8pm. It's a monster and scary close to the westside neighborhoods.

[Snownut]

Wow that looks scary. Why was butte closed?

Originally Posted by BendLocal

This was taken last night around 11pm from Pilot Butte. Had to hike cause they stopped letting people up sometime around 8pm. It's a monster and scary close to the westside neighborhoods.

[BendLocal]

Originally Posted by Snownut

Wow that looks scary. Why was butte closed?

Best guess is they were worried about having too many cars up there. Not many people up there once it got dark. Very scary watching it grow over the 5 hours I was out there. Try to get more pics up as I have time.