BEND, OR — Effective immediately, the area surrounding the Petes Lake Fire is closed. The fire is burning within the Mink Lake Basin in the Three Sisters Wilderness, about five miles west of Elk Lake. Due to very dry conditions and forecasted warmer temperatures, firefighters anticipate increased fire activity Monday and Tuesday. For the public’s safety, the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests …
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