Akawa Butte Fire Evacuation Orders Active

Thursday, September 3, 2026

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The Akawa Butte Fire, reported July 16 at 1:41 PM, remains active with evacuation orders in effect. It is located 13 miles northeast of Sisters, Oregon, spanning Deschutes and Jefferson counties.

Unified Command includes Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State Fire Marshal Incident Management Teams. Residents in affected areas should follow evacuation orders and monitor updates via Jefferson County Sheriff and Deschutes County Sheriff evacuation maps.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or95s-akawa-butte-fire

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The Akawa Butte Fire was reported on July 16“The Akawa Butte Fire was reported in WildCAD at 1:41 PM on Thursday, July 16.”
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The Akawa Butte Fire was reported at 1:41 PM“The Akawa Butte Fire was reported in WildCAD at 1:41 PM on Thursday, July 16.”
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The Akawa Butte Fire remains active“null”
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Evacuation orders are in effect for the Akawa Butte Fire“Evacuation orders are in place.”
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The Akawa Butte Fire is located 13 miles northeast of Sisters“The Akawa Butte Fire is located 13 miles NE of Sisters, OR.”
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The Akawa Butte Fire is located in Oregon“The Akawa Butte Fire is located 13 miles NE of Sisters, OR.”
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The Akawa Butte Fire spans Deschutes and Jefferson counties“The fire spans across Deschutes and Jefferson counties.”
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Unified Command includes the Oregon Department of Forestry“The fire is currently under Unified Command with Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State Fire Marshal Incident Management Teams.”
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Unified Command includes the Oregon State Fire Marshal Incident Management Teams“The fire is currently under Unified Command with Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State Fire Marshal Incident Management Teams.”
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Residents in affected areas should follow evacuation orders“Evacuation orders are in place.”
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Residents in affected areas should monitor updates via Jefferson County Sheriff and Deschutes County Sheriff evacuation maps“Links to the Jefferson County Sheriff Evacuation Map, Deschutes County Sheriff Evacuation Map, and other incident information: https://linktr.ee/akawabuttefire”