The Cram Fire exploded to 64,296 acres as of the morning of July 16. The fire ignited July 13, quickly becoming the state's largest blaze.

Oregon Governor Kotek invokes Emergency Conflagration Act due to the Cram Fire in Jefferson and Wasco counties.

Sky Lakes is the only hospital in a 10,000-square-mile area in south-central Oregon and northern California and serves more than 80,000 patients. In addition to its 127-bed main hospital facility, Sky Lakes operates multiple primary and specialty care clinics in the area.

The Cram Fire in Central Oregon has burned nearly 65,000 acres and is threatening a correctional facility in Jefferson County, while Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a State of Emergency due to the increasing danger of wildfires.

The Cram Fire, burning about 20 miles northeast of Madras in central Oregon, has grown over 40,000 acres and is zero percent contained.

Wildfires were seen in Jefferson County as the County Sheriff’s Office posted a video of a firefighting helicopter dropping water with smoke rising in the background.

Wildfire smoke has made its return to Central Oregon skies. As wildfires continue to burn around the region, many residents are waking up to hazy skies, air quality alerts and the lingering smell of smoke.

A powerful lawmaker from the Oregon coast will see the road to his home just outside Lincoln City repaired using federal wildfire recovery money after he advocated for the project from his position as a lawmaker in public meetings,