Story updated at 2:28 p.m. on Friday, June 14
The Cedar Hill Fire grew to five acres near Pleasant Hill and is putting up a moderate size smoke plume, according to local reports and webcams.
Fire teams are engaging the blaze, which appears to be located just south of Highway 58 between Pleasant Hill and Dexter.
The fire is spreading uphill in heavy brush, driven by breeze, according to wildfire reporting service Watch Duty.
Aircrafts are dropping water and dozers have been ordered to fight the fire. A ground team is also working the blaze.
The fire can be observed on AlertWest webcams.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Cedar Hill Fire grows to 5 acres near Pleasant Hill
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