The Oregon Department of Forestry announced Thursday around midday that the Reuben Leigh fire out near Lowell was officially 100% lined, with the 60 person crew assigned to the fire planning to clean up any remnants of the fire through the weekend.

ODF says the evacuation notices were sent out due to fear that the wind in the area could cause the fire to expand quickly.

"I believe there were 18 mile an hour gusts," Jessica Prakke, an ODF spokesperson said. "We take any of that very seriously because it can push a fire quite quickly, depending on the fuels on the ground, and what type of fire it is."

With the immediate threat of the fire behind it, ODF is stressing the importance of active wildfire prevention for everyone around the state.

This includes avoiding parking on dried grass while recreating in the forest, not dragging tow chains, or anything that could cause a spark, and extinguishing campfires entirely by drowning the fire, stirring the ashes, and drowning it again.

"Things are drying out, the grasses are starting to brown, we have some underlying drought that is an issue at times," Prakke said. "So [with] all of these factors combined we're really hitting a point where people need to actively practice wildfire prevention."

Some Lowell residents we spoke with said that they didn't feel too impacted by the fire, mostly being bothered by the smoke that started up Wednesday evening.

A cause of the fire is still yet to be identified.