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***July 30, 2024 Update***
After consultation with the Incident Management Team of the Wickiup and Round Mountain Fires, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is dropping all evacuation levels around the Wickiup Fire. This includes the Haner Park area and the Deschutes National Forest between Forest Service Road 4262 and Forest Service Road 44, south of South Century Drive (FS 42) and Burgess Road (FS 43).
Please be aware fire operations will continue in the area. Please use caution and abide by any road or area closures that may still be in place.
***July 22, 2024 Update***
After consultation with the Incident Commander of the Wickiup and Round Mountain Fires, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is lowering all evacuation levels around the Wickiup Fire to Level 1: Be Ready. This includes the Haner Park area and the Deschutes National Forest between Forest Service Road 4262 and Forest Service Road 44, south of South Century Drive (FS 42) and Burgess Road (FS 43).
There is a forest closure in effect for that area for community and firefighter safety.
Release Date: July 17, 2024
Location: National Forest area near Wickiup Reservoir
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is currently on scene assisting with evacuations near Wickiup Reservoir. The following evacuation levels have been issued:
Level 3 Go Now: National Forest area north of Wickiup, Forest Service Road 4262 and Forest Service Road 4380 and south of Forest Service Road 42 (South Century Drive)
Level 2 Be Set: National Forest area between Road 4380 and the Deschutes River including Bull Bend and Wyeth Campgrounds and private inholdings along the west side of the river at Haner Park
Level 1 Be Ready: Haner Park subdivision east of the Deschutes River
Find current evacuation areas at: deschutes.org/emergency
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 193 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.