The Latest: Wildfire forces evacuation of 440 Oregon homes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in the West (all times local): Residents of about 440 homes near the central Oregon town of Sisters have been told to evacuate because of a nearly 11-square-mile (28-square-kilometer) wildfire in the Deschutes National Forest. Susie Heisey, a public information officer with Central Oregon Dispatch, says residents in several other homes in the region have been warned to be ready to evacuate if needed. So far fire crews have not been able to contain any part of the wildfire, which is burning in ...
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