UPDATE: Pine Mountain Fire is 15% contained, reduced to 2,483 acres

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Pine Mountain Fire in Central Oregon is currently estimated at 2,483 acres and is 15% contained, with firefighters reporting minimal growth overnight. The Central Oregon Type 3 Incident Management Team will assume command of the incident at 9 a.m. today.

Firefighters worked through the night constructing line to minimize fire spread. The fire's north side is bound by handline and existing prescribed burn units. The eastern portion of the fire encountered the Pine Fire scar from 2024, which helped moderate conditions and slow its spread.

Firefighters have constructed handline along a portion of the western edge of the fire. Hotshot crews will focus on finishing construction along this side of the fire today. Dozer line is established around the southern portion of the fire and firefighters will bolster the eastern area with additional handline today.

Resources assigned to the Pine Mountain Fire include five hotshot crews, two dozers, ten engines, six water tenders and 15 overhead.

May 7th Update:

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Pine Mountain Fire, a wildfire that was previously a prescribed burn, has grown to an estimated 1,500 acres and is located 14 miles southeast of Bend. Despite forecasted weather conditions being within parameters for the prescribed burn, multiple spot fires occurred outside of the unit boundary. Additional resources, including hotshot crews, engines, and aircraft, have been called in to contain the fire. Smoke from the Pine Mountain Fire may be visible from Highway 20, Bend, and the Newberry Caldera.

WATCH DUTY is reporting a wildfire is currently burning on Pine Mountain. Firefighters tell KTVZ News, this was a prescribed burn, however - new reporting from WATCH DUTY says the fire is actually a wildfire. According to WATCH DUTY, an attack is underway.

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