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The Santiam Fire was a very large wildfire that burned in Marion, Jefferson, Linn, and Clackamas counties, in northwest Oregon, United States.Having ignited in August 2020, the 402,274-acre (162,795 ha) fire ravaged multiple communities in northwestern Oregon, before it was fully contained on December 10, 2020.
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 ...
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.
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 Opal Creek Wilderness is within the burn zone of the Beachie Creek Fire that began approximately two miles south of Jawbone Flats on August 16, 2020, one of several major wildfires on the West Coast that summer. As of September 2020, the severity of the damage within the wilderness is unknown. [12]
The town was the headquarters for controlling the Beachie Creek Fire, which started August 16, 2020, and at the time was estimated to be 469 acres (190 ha) in size. However, dry vegetation and a historic windstorm during the night of September 7 rapidly increased the fire to 131,000 acres (53,000 ha), threatening the town and forcing the ...
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.
Whiskey Creek Fire reaches 891 acres, has best chance of rain Monday night. The Whiskey Creek Fire, burning near Cascade Locks and Hood River, reached 891 acres just south of the Columbia River Gorge.