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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.
2023 Oregon wildfires. This article is a summary of the 2023 Oregon wildfire season, comprising the series of significant wildfires that have burned in the U.S. state of Oregon since the beginning of the calendar year. Fire season officially began in all areas of the state by July 1, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).
July 19, 2024 at 7:58 PM. At least 17 large wildfires and numerous small blazes were burning across Oregon on Friday, bringing evacuation orders in every part of the state, following more than ...
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.
The most destructive wildfire year in Oregon's history was 2020, when the Labor Day Fires fueled 1.14 million acres burned and destroyed 4,009 homes and killed nine people.
The Cedar Creek Fire was a large wildfire in the U.S. state of Oregon that began on August 1, 2022, with a series of lightning strikes in the Willamette National Forest approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Oakridge. [ 1] By September 8, the fire had reached over 73,000 acres (30,000 ha). [ 3] By September 10, it was over 74,000 acres; 30,000 ...
The Round Mountain and Wickiup fires on Deschutes National Forest are at a combined 250 acres as of Saturday night, according to Central Oregon Fire Info. Level 2 and 3 evacuation orders were ...
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.