Firefighters quickly contained a brush fire northeast of Sisters on Wednesday afternoon after high winds pushed flames from a rekindled burn pile into nearby vegetation, burning nearly two acres before crews stopped its spread, fire officials said.
Here is the full release on the incident from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District:
At approximately 1:25 p.m. on March 11, 2026, Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District (SCSFD) firefighters were dispatched to a wildland fire that was reported to be spreading into brush and trees being pushed by high winds in an area between Wilt Rd. and Whychus Canyon Estates northeast of Sisters.
Fire crews arrived on scene and began an initial attack on both flanks of the fire, and were able to stop the forward progress at 2:27 pm, and transitioned into mopping up the fire.
The total area burned was estimated at 1.8 acres. The cause of the fire is a rekindle of a burn pile from two days prior that was believed to be out.
Thank you to our firefighters and partner agencies, Black Butte Ranch Fire District, Cloverdale Fire District, Sisters Ranger District, Oregon Department of Forestry, and our Fire Corps Incident Support Unit (ISU) for their response.
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District would like to remind homeowners; with these high winds we are experiencing; to double and triple check any old burn piles to ensure they are completely out and cold to the touch. Even piles that appeared extinguished days ago can rekindle under windy conditions and quickly spread.
