 Highway 97 closed Wednesday afternoon and homes were evacuated after a brush fire broke out near Juniper Butte, north of Terrebonne. The Juniper fire was first reported at around 3.30 and quickly grew to 300 acres within the first two hours. Resources from around central Oregon responded as flames reportedly reached Highway 97. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office ordered level three go-now evacuations for the area between Park Lane and Monroe Lane, west of 97.