DAYVILLE — A Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation advisory for the Rail Ridge Fire has been expanded to include the Murderers Creek Ranch and the area south of Murderers Creek to Cougar Creek Gulch and east to Snake Table, the Grant County Emergency Management Office announced on Monday, Sept. 2.

The advisory comes in response to the threat posed by the Rail Ridge Fire, which was reported south of Dayville at 3:05 a.m. on Monday and was reported to have spread to 7,748 acres by Monday evening.

A Level 2 “Be Set” alert has been issued for the area south of Wickiup Creek in the north to Fields Creek in the east, Murderers Creek in the south and west to Snake Table.

A Level 1 “Be Ready” advisory has been extended north to Highway 26, including Dayville, east to Fields Creek and south to Wickiup Creek.

A Level 3 threat indicates an immediate threat to life safety.

A Level 2 threat indicates that there is substantial danger nearby. You and your family should be ready to leave at any moment. Keep monitoring for news updates and emergency services announcements. Under Level 2 threat conditions, the emergency is less predictable.

For regular updates, visit the Grant County Emergency Management Office Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/p/Grant-County-Emergency-Management-100068819321423/; call the information line at 541-575-2885; or email the Emergency Operations Center at GCEOC@grantcountyor.gov.

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