Oregon's Cram Fire has rapidly grown to engulf nearly 30,000 acres, prompting evacuations across multiple counties on Tuesday. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The Cram fire is the largest in the state, expanding overnight to more than 64,000 acres, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. It is zero percent contained, while the Elk fire in Klamath is 39% contained and has burned around 2,700 acres.

The Board of Forestry has long had the power to hire and fire the state forester. Then lawmakers passed a bill transferring that authority to the governor.

Sky Lakes is the only hospital in a 10,000-square-mile area in south-central Oregon and northern California and serves more than 80,000 patients. In addition to its 127-bed main hospital facility, Sky Lakes operates multiple primary and specialty care clinics in the area.

Oregon Governor Kotek invokes Emergency Conflagration Act due to the Cram Fire in Jefferson and Wasco counties.

Wildfires were seen in Jefferson County as the County Sheriff’s Office posted a video of a firefighting helicopter dropping water with smoke rising in the background.