PRINEVILLE, Ore. – For the second time in 24 hours, firefighters tackled and stopped a small fire in Crook County late Friday afternoon – this time at just 1.5 acres. But another new blaze, in central Lake County, grew to over 2,000 acres over the weekend, while crews fully lined it.

A scanner report shortly after 3 p.m. Friday said a brushfire had trees torching near Walnut and Hickory lanes in Juniper Acres, an off-the-grid subdivision east of Bend and south of Prineville.

A firefighter on the way to the scene said a large smoke column was visible off nearby George Millican Road.

Watch Duty noted that the smoke was visible from the Powell Butte camera in the OHAZ, U. of Oregon and ALERTWest network.

The first unit to arrive indicated the fire was spreading slowly in trees and juniper – and within 10 minutes, forward progress had been stopped, with a line around what was now called the Juniper Acres Fire. The fire was reported fully contained by about 5:30 p.m. Friday

A far bigger fire also was reported Friday afternoon, to the south in Lake County. The Sycan Fire, northwest of Sycan Marsh and 18 miles west of Summer Lake on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, was estimated at 400 acres in just a few hours and grew to over 1,950 acres by Saturday evening, when it was reported fully lined.

Watch Duty said Sunday it had been mapped at about 2,185 acres, according perimeter information uploaded to the National Interagency Fire Center.

Firefighters were engaged in full suppression efforts, from the air and on the ground, the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership reported Friday. And their work had it 90% lined by Saturday morning and fully lined by an evening update. They said firefighters will focus on strengthening the securing lines across the perimeter.

The 90 firefighters on the scene were supported by heavy equipment and air resources. 

The wind-driven fire was first estimated at 100 acres on Friday, with seven engine crews, a helicopter, eight SEATs (Single Engine Air Tankers), a large tanker and air attack.

A day earlier, crews quickly stopped the forward progress of a new 10-acre wildfire Thursday afternoon northwest of Paulina. 

Incident 821 was reported around 4:15 p.m. Thursday, burning in grass and brush eight miles northwest of Paulina, west of Watson Creek and Merwin Reservoir No. 3.

Four engine crews, a hand crew and air attack responded to the scene of the fire, where no structures were reported at risk.

The fire behavior was described as “creeping and smoldering.” The cause of the fire was under investigation.

Shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday, officials reported that forward progression of the fire had been stopped.

This week’s return of warmer weather after some cooler, rainy days had fire officials warning that fire season was not over yet. The nearly 374,000-acre Rowe Creek Complex has been listed as 99% contained for the last several days.

Despite the cooler and sometimes rainier conditions, other wildfires are still being fought. The Deep Creek Fire that broke out about two weeks ago on the Willamette National Forest was 20% contained as of Friday morning. It broke out August 31 in the Fall Creek area, 25 miles northeast of Lowell.

Officials said in Friday's update that fire had not grown in size, but "pockets of fuel within the interior of the fire continue to burn." Safety was a key issue, as the fire burned on steep slopes within the burn scar left by the Gales Fire. Safety concerns include fire-weakened trees, falling limits, lose and slick soils and rolling debri.