2018 Oregon wildfires
Appearance
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2018 Oregon wildfires | |
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Statistics[1][2] | |
Total fires | 2,019 |
Total area | 897,263 acres (3,631.09 km2) |
Season | |
← 2017 |
Wildfires in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2018 include the Boxcar Fire, Graham Fire, and Jack Knife Fire.[3]
In July, one person was killed by the Substation Fire,[4] which also destroyed the Charles E. Nelson House.
Wildfires
[edit]The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres, or produced significant structural damage or loss of life.
Name | County | Acres | Start date | Containment date | Status | Notes | Ref |
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Boxcar | Wasco | 100,207 | June 21, 2018 | July 6, 2018 | Contained | [5] | |
Graham | Jefferson | 2,175 | June 21, 2018 | July 4, 2018 | Contained | [6] | |
Jack Knife | Sherman | 15,676 | June 22, 2018 | July 6, 2018 | Contained | [7] | |
Klondike | Josephine | 175,258 | July 15, 2018 | November 6, 2018 | Contained | [8] | |
Taylor Creek | Josephine | 52,839 | July 15, 2018 | Contained | [9] | ||
Garner Complex | Josephine | 8,886 | July 15, 2018 | August 14, 2018 | Contained | [10] | |
Hendrix | Jackson | 1,082 | July 15, 2018 | August 14, 2018 | Contained | [11] | |
Miles | Jackson, Douglas | 54,334 | July 15, 2018 | Contained | Sugar Pine, South Umpqua Complex and Miles fire merged | [12][13] | |
Timber Crater 6 | Klamath | 3,126 | July 15, 2018 | August 16, 2018 | Contained | [14] | |
Substation | Wasco | 78,425 | July 17, 2018 | August 2, 2018 | Contained | [15] | |
Long Hollow | Wasco | 33,451 | July 26, 2018 | August 14, 2018 | Contained | [16] | |
Lake Wallula | Umatilla | 12,462 | July 29, 2018 | July 30, 2018 | Contained | [17] | |
South Valley | Wasco | 20,026 | August 1, 2018 | August 10, 2018 | Contained | [18] | |
Watson | Lake | 16,227 | August 15, 2018 | Contained | [19] |
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 National Year-to-Date Report on Fires and Acres Burned by State" (PDF). NIFC. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Southern Area Coordination Center". Southern Area Coordination Center. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Three large Oregon fires burning across more than 116,000 acres almost contained". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ Parks, Molly Solomon | Bradley W. "1 Person Dead In Ongoing Substation Fire Near The Dalles, Oregon". www.opb.org. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Boxcar Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Graham Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Jack Knife Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Klondike Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Taylor Creek Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Garner Complex Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Hendrix Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Sugar Pine Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "South Umpqua Complex Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Timber Crater 6 Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Substation Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Long Hollow Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "National Large Incident Year-to-Date Report" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "South Valley Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Watson Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved August 15, 2018.