Wake up seven days a week with the Cascades Reader. Get local news, event information, podcasts, discounts and more. Sign up now!

Sign up

The Nena Springs fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation has not grown in size since Aug. 20, fire officials said Tuesday.

That fire had grown to about 68,135 acres, and prompted evacuations at the Charley Canyon, South Junction, Culpus Bridge and Wolf Point subdivisions of Warm Springs.

The Nena Springs fire is thought to be human-caused, but the cause is still under investigation. With thunderstorms expected in the area mid-week, fire crews are concerned that “dust devils” could throw some internal embers outside the containment lines.

As crews continue to wrap up work on the fire, officials plan to divert resources elsewhere, to assist with other fires throughout the region.

Related Stories

Fire Updates: Milli Fire Gets Bigger; Nena Fire prompts evacuations

Fires near Warm Springs and Sisters are keeping firefighters hopping—and keeping the region full of smoke.

This article appears in Aug 24-30, 2017.

MAKE LOCAL JOURNALISM HAPPEN

One-time Monthly Annually

One-time

$25

$50

$150

Other Donation amount

$

Monthly

$10

$20

$85

Other Donation amount per month

$

Annually

$120

$500

$1,000

Other Donation amount per year

$

We're stronger together! Become a Source member and help us empower the community through impactful, local news. Your support makes a difference!

Donate Now

Republish This Story

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.

Close window

Republish this article

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Nena Springs Fire and Evacuation Notices Lifted

by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon
August 23, 2017

<h1>Nena Springs Fire and Evacuation Notices Lifted</h1> <p class="byline">by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />August 23, 2017</p> <p><p> <span class="fdnDropCap">T</span><b>he Nena Springs fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation has not grown in size since Aug. 20, fire officials said Tuesday. </b></p> <p>That fire had grown to about 68,135 acres, and prompted evacuations at the Charley Canyon, South Junction, Culpus Bridge and Wolf Point subdivisions of Warm Springs. </p> <p> The Nena Springs fire is thought to be human-caused, but the cause is still under investigation. With thunderstorms expected in the area mid-week, fire crews are concerned that "dust devils" could throw some internal embers outside the containment lines.</p> <p>As crews continue to wrap up work on the fire, officials plan to divert resources elsewhere, to assist with other fires throughout the region. </p> <div class="wp-block-group fdn-after-article-related"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Related Stories</h3> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/nena-springs-fire-and-evacuation-notices-lifted-3845329/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=27130&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/nena-springs-fire-and-evacuation-notices-lifted-3845329/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

Copy to Clipboard

1

Trending

Burger Week is Here!April 1, 2026The Source Staff

Embattled Winery Proposal North of Bend Gets Deschutes County Approval March 30, 2026Clayton Franke

New 6-Story Housing Development Coming to West BendApril 1, 2026Jesse Coronado

Thousands Gather at Bend’s No Kings Protest March 29, 2026Jesse Coronado