Blackened trees and charred ground remain after the Akawa Butte fire burned more than 27,000 acres near Sisters. (Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin)One of the structures destroyed by the Akawa Butte fire near Sisters, photographed on July 29. (Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin)The Akawa Butte Fire, which threatened the city of Sisters for weeks, has been corralled. There were 216 crew members assigned to duty on the Akawa Butte as of Wednesday morning. At its worst, Akawa Butte was the top priority fire in the country in terms of personnel, drawing more than 1,600 people to fight it.