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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.
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.
Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on X at @ZachsORoutdoors.
Rail Ridge wildfire map Forest closures. Rail Ridge and another fire, PR778, led to the Malheur National Forest closing areas of the forests from September 3 to December 31, 2024, according to a ...
A total of 1,050 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes raked Oregon late Tuesday, igniting numerous small fires statewide. Oregon wildfires: Round Butte Fire brings level 3 'go now' evacs to Wickiup ...
The 2021 Oregon wildfire season began in May 2021. [2] More than 1,000 fires had burned at least 518,303 acres (209,750 ha) across the state as of July 21, 2021. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As of August 1, it was expected that the fires might not be contained for months.
A fast-moving wildfire has brought evacuations near Dufur after burning 3,500 acres of grass and timber in Central Oregon. The Larch Creek Fire is 5 miles southwest of Dufur, closest to Friend ...
1902 Yacolt Burn; 1933–1951 Tillamook Burn 1933, 1939, 1945 [1]; Bandon Fire (1936) [1] 1996 Simnasho [1]; Ashwood-Donnybrook fire [1]; 2000 Jackson Fire [1]; 2001 Lakeview Complex [1]