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As of August 7, 2024, the fire burned 294,265 acres (1,190.85 km 2) in Baker and Malheur counties [2] and is 95 percent contained. It is considered a megafire.The Durkee Fire is the largest wildfire in Oregon's 2024 wildfire season and the fifth largest in modern Oregon history.
Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon grows to 239,255 acres, closes part of I-84 The Durkee Fire in Baker County grew to 239,255 acres as of Tuesday morning and was 0% contained. There are six new ...
The Durkee Fire, which sits 5 miles southwest of Durkee, Oregon, has burned 239,255 acres since it began last Wednesday, according to the Facebook page. Officials said it was likely caused by ...
The Oregon Department of Transportation has closed Interstate 84 eastbound from Pendleton to Baker City due to the Durkee Fire.
The Durkee Fire in Baker County grew to 116,431 acres as of Sunday morning and was 0% contained. On Saturday, Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the fire.
The 2024 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Oregon.. Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecasted above average wildfire potential in the southeastern portion of the state and average wildfire potential throughout the rest of Oregon.
Amidst the largest wildfire season in the state’s history emerged the Durkee Wildfire. [17] Ignited by a lightning strike, the Durkee fire ravaged an estimated 119,084 ha before eventual containment. [18] The fire destroyed several buildings (2), but remained largely restricted to less densely populated areas.
The Durkee Fire, burning near the Oregon-Idaho border about 130 miles (209 kilometers) west of Boise, Idaho, caused the closure of a stretch of Interstate 84 again Wednesday. Amid rapidly forming ...