Akawa Butte Fire Moves Into Mop‑Up as Contingency Lines Near Completion

Overview

• Crews used handheld infrared to locate and extinguish hot spots along the northern and southeast edges as part of mop‑up operations reported Tuesday.
• Incident teams said firefighters gained depth on containment lines and that contingency lines are nearly finished to serve as a secondary defense if flames cross primary lines.
• Structural protection crews built 200‑foot buffers around residences and will continue to patrol neighborhoods and support wildland operations.
• Evacuation orders and federal forest and BLM closures remain active, with shelters open at Sisters High School for people and the Deschutes County Fairgrounds for large animals.
• Hot, dry and breezy conditions keep fire danger high and prompted the Oregon State Fire Marshal to reassign some resources to the nearby Bench Fire, increasing reliance on patrols and completed lines for local protection.