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The Salt Creek Fire grew rapidly to 1,500 acres Sunday night and brought level 1 evacuation warnings to an area north of Highway 140. Salt Creek Fire roars to 1,500 acres in Southern Oregon ...
The Salt Creek Fire in Southern Oregon has grown to 3,300 acres. On Monday night, fire crews used cooler evening temperatures to build and improve the line, increasing the fires containment to 2% ...
The Salt Creek Fire in Southern Oregon was listed at 3,891 acres Thursday morning, having grown little on Wednesday. Containment of the fire was 16%. Officials expect containment to go up Thursday.
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. [4]
All Oregon Department of Forestry districts declared the beginning of fire season by July 1. [5] The Northwest Coordination Center upgraded the region's preparedness level (referring to the availability of firefighting resources) from PL 1 to PL 2 on July 3, PL 3 on July 23, PL 4 on August 12, and PL5—the highest level—on August 19.
The 2022 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires burning in the U.S. state of Oregon. On August 28, 2022, Governor Kate Brown declared a statewide emergency because multiple wildfires, including the Rum Creek Fire. [1] [2] That same month, Governor Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act because of the Miller Road/Dodge Fire. [3]
Oregon Route 58 terminates at an interchange with U.S. Route 97. The Salt Creek Tunnel. Oregon Route 58 is of high importance as a freight corridor. It is the primary route between the Willamette Valley and south-central Oregon, including the Klamath Falls region. It also is the preferred route to points further southeast, including Reno, Nevada
Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County nears 20,000 acres The Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County was estimated at 18,486 acres and 10% containment as of Sunday. High winds and low humidity were expected ...