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On the morning of August 16, thunderstorms moved across Oregon, starting multiple fires, including the Beachie Creek Fire, the Lionshead Fire, and the P-515 Fire. The Lionshead and P-515 Fires were ignited in the Warm Springs Indian Reservation , near Mount Jefferson , while the Beachie Creek Fire was ignited near Opal Creek, to the west of the ...
The Beachie Creek Fire originated in the Opal Creek Wilderness in mid-August 2020, most likely ignited by lightning and remained small for weeks. In early September, the fire started to grow and ...
The 2020 Oregon wildfire season was the most destructive on record in the state of Oregon. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season.The fires killed at least 11 people, burned more than 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of land, and destroyed thousands of homes.
The Beachie Creek Fire closed six Marion County parks, five of which, including Minto, remain closed. The county developed the Santiam Canyon Parks Recovery Plan to restore each area over several ...
Merged into the Beachie Creek Fire and became the Santiam Fire on September 8. [138] Rattlesnake Tulare County, California: 8,419: August 16: December 18: Lightning sparked a slow-growing fire in inaccessible terrain. [139] Downey Creek Douglas County, Oregon: 2,570: August 16: December 31 [140] Jones Nevada County, California: 705: August 17 ...
On the night of Sept. 7, 2020, downed power lines ignited a fire at the Gates School and former Beachie Creek Fire incident command team post.
2020 – The Beachie Creek Fire in Marion County, Oregon destroyed the towns of Detroit and Gates. The fire erupted due to historic winds causing downed powerlines throughout the Santiam Canyon on 8 September, causing the death of 5 people.
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