Good weekend weather helped firefighters get the upper hand on large wildfires in southeastern Oregon, and crews were able to contain the state's largest wildfire in more than a century.

Firefighters were making progress on two large wildfires near Oregon's borders with Nevada and Idaho, as winds pushed the fire south and east through dry land,  officials said Saturday.

Two familes have chosen to stay as a wildfire threatening their homes prompted public safety officials to recommend they evacaute.

The Long Draw and Millers Homestead fires in southeastern Oregon have burned over 800 square miles, killing cattle, destroying ranch outbuildings and threatening homes in a remote corner of the state's high desert.

Smoke from the Long Draw and Miller Homestead fires reached the Willamette Valley on Tuesday. The fires in southeastern Oregon continue to threaten homes and property while disrupting traffic.

High temperatures and tinder-dry vegetation combined with wind to triple the size of the burned area Monday.