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Oregon has already burned more acres than all of 2023 and almost 2022. Oregon has burned a whopping 434,821 acres in 30 large wildfires already this season, in addition to issuing 88 evacuation ...
Another eastern Oregon wildfire — the Lone Rock Fire — grew to 71,000 acres and was 10% contained as of Tuesday evening. The fire east of Condon ignited over the weekend and grew quickly.
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 fire was estimated to be 2.7 square miles (6.9 square kilometers) in size Tuesday night, Central Oregon Fire Information posted on the social media site X. The fire was growing and not contained. Evacuation alerts were sent to 1,100 homes and businesses, said Lt. Jayson Janes of the Deschutes County Sherriff's Office.
Officials said it was 30% contained, Central Oregon Fire Information posted on the social media site X. The focus for firefighters Wednesday was to keep the fire within its current footprint. Video showed a huge plume of thick black-and-grey smoke billowing behind homes, strip malls and grocery stores.
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.
The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 37 square miles.
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.