Updated fire information in the Burns Basin as of 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 21, from the Southern Area Incident Management Blue Team 2. An evacuation shelter has been established at Crane High School and limited livestock sheltering is available onsite. Second Flat Fire Size: 86,504 acres  Containment: 5%  Personnel: 205 Reported: July 27, 2026 Firefighting personnel,

Lauren Brown for Burns Times-Herald The proliferation of the invasive common carp has been an issue in Malheur Lake for a century. The non-native fish were introduced into the lake in the 1920s. Carp crowd out native fish and destroy the lakebed with their foraging behavior, which uproots vegetation and creates turbid