LA PINE, Ore. — Despite hopes that fire breaks around the Darlene 3 Fire would hold, winds gusting to 33 mph on Wednesday afternoon pushed flames east toward Finley Butte, sending large plumes of smoke high over the area.

Firefighters from cities across Oregon were joined by wildland firefighters and the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Red Incident Management Team to battle the blaze, which had burned more than 2,600 acres as of Wednesday afternoon. Officials said 332 people were fighting the fire.

Six task forces of structural firefighters from Linn, Marion, Yamhill, Clatsop and Clackamas counties worked throughout the day to protect homes and other buildings. Dozers, hand crews, engines and air resources fought the fire as well. Airborne tankers filled up in Redmond and planes were seen flying over the area throughout the day.

The fire is about a half mile from the eastern edge of La Pine, said Stefan Myers, a spokesperson with the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office. This part of town includes sawmills and other industrial complexes. The fire is also around 1.5 miles from Newberry Estates, which lies to the north of the fire.

Myers said water and retardant are being dropped on the fire. A lot of the aerial work is being done to protect power transmission lines. Power lines and water supply infrastructure were threatened by the fire, and crews worked with utilities to keep both power and water operational, Myers said.

“There are transmission lines that are right in the middle of the fire,” Myers said on Wednesday. “Today and last night they were working to get in there to help utility companies manage hazards that were going to impact transmission lines.”

Power was temporarily cut Tuesday and residents in the area had intermittent access to water, Myers said.

Fire officials said late Wednesday they would not have updated containment percentage until Thursday. Throughout Wednesday, they said the fire was 30% contained and no structures have been lost.

More than 1,000 homes were placed under some kind of evacuation order Tuesday through Wednesday.

The Darlene 3 Fire started around 1 p.m. Tuesday one mile south of La Pine. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office promptly began Level 3 evacuations on the south end of the city, followed by Level 2 and Level 1 evacuation notices in areas east of U.S. Highway 97.

Shortly after the fire began to grow rapidly, Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act, allowing state resources to begin fighting the fire. Incident Commander Ian Yocum with the Central Oregon Type 3 team took command of the fire Wednesday morning.

According to officials, crews were able to get a full perimeter line around the fire Tuesday night. Areas within the perimeter still had unburned fuels, which was primarily the source of the smoke throughout Wednesday.

The Red Cross has set up an emergency shelter at La Pine High School, immediately next to incident command at La Pine Elementary School. Running the show is Graham Bellairs, a disaster program manger for the Red Cross. If there is one piece of advice he could give, it would be to stay calm.

“It’s a strenuous situation for all kinds of individuals. One of my roommates asked me yesterday, ‘Is there any chance it’s going to come up to Bend? Anything’s possible, but no, I don’t think so. Our fire teams are really fantastic,” Graham said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.