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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 other two fires. Initially, the three fires were unremarkable, being relatively small wildfires that smoldered in the rugged terrain of the Opal Creek and Mount ...
Caused by lightning; merged into the eastern portion of the combined Santiam Fire on September 11. [25] [26] Lionshead: Jefferson, Linn, Marion, Wasco: 204,469: August 16: November 13: Caused by lightning; merged with the Beachie Creek Fire on September 8; the combined fires were briefly renamed Santiam Fire, 280 structures destroyed, 10 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
The Beachie Creek Fire changed all that. One of the hottest and deadliest wildfires in state history killed 85-95% of the trees, transforming ancient giants to matchsticks while numerous bridges ...
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 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 ...