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2024 Oregon wildfires
Smoke column from the Little Yamsay Fire as seen on Silver Lake Road - May 11, 2024
Statistics
Total area7,120.12 acres (2,881.41 ha)[1]
Impacts
Deaths1[2]
Season
← 2023

The 2024 Oregon wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Oregon.

Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecast above average wildfire potential in the southeastern portion of the state and average wildfire potential throughout the rest of Oregon.[3]

As of July 29, an estimated 1,081,520 acres have burned.[4]

List of wildfires

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The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref
Little Yamsay Klamath 6,340 April 20 May 13 Lightning-caused [5][6]
Darlene 3 Deschutes 3,903 June 25 July 1 undetermined [7][8]
Little Valley Malheur 17,900 June 26 July 1 undetermined [9][10]
Larch Creek Wasco 18,286 July 9
95% contained
 Human-caused [11][12]
Falls Harney 141,926 July 10
50% contained
 Human-caused, destroyed 23 buildings, pilot killed in tanker plane crash. [13][14][15][16][17]
Salt Creek Jackson 4,102 July 7 July 24 Human-caused [15][18][19]
Upper Pine Harney 1,086 July 8 July 19 undetermined [20][21][22]
River Malheur 2,799 July 10 July 13 undetermined, near Owyhee Dam [23][24][25][26]
Cow Valley Malheur 133,490 July 11
99% contained
 Human-caused [27][28]
Huntington Mutual Aid Baker 4,511 July 10 July 16 undetermined [29]
Bonita Road Malheur 2,727 July 11 July 25 Human-caused [27][28]
Lone Rock Gilliam, Morrow, Wheeler 136,377 July 13
45% contained
 undetermined [27]
Durkee Baker, Malheur 288,690 July 17
27% contained
 Lightning-caused; currently the largest active wildfire in the country and the 5th-largest in Oregon history; hundreds of cattle killed. [30][31][32][33]
Pilot Rock Umatilla 19,000 July 17
94% contained
 Lightning-caused. [34][35]
Battle Mountain Complex Umatilla 140,879 July 17
5% contained
 Lightning-caused. Originally consisting of the North Fork Owens and Snake Fires, the Monkey Creek and Boneyard fires also merged into the complex. [27][36]
Coombes Canyon Umatilla 3,224 July 17
0% contained
 Lightning-caused. [35]
Diamond Complex Douglas 4,156 July 16
3% contained
 12 Lightning-caused fires. [37]
Courtrock Grant 20,018 July 21
57% contained
 Lightning caused. [38]
Badlands Complex ORVAD Baker 51,196 July 22
0% contained
 Lightning-caused fires. Caused closures of Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon. Includes the Thompson and Coyote fires. [39]
Telephone Fire Harney 12,180 July 22
0% contained
 Lightning-caused fires. [40]
Hole In The Ground Fire Malheur 56,380 July 24
70% contained
 [41]
Powerline Road Fire Umatilla 1,500 July 25
0% contained
 [42]
Pyramid Fire Linn 1,156 July 17
11% contained
 Lightning-caused fire. [43]
Ore Fire Lane, Linn 1,452 July 16
29% contained
 Under Investigation. [44]
Chalk Fire Lane 3928 July 17
50% contained
 Part of the Oakridge Lightning Fires Complex. [45]
Coffeepot Fire Lane 5559 July 17
3% contained
 Part of the Oakridge Lightning Fires Complex. [45]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "InciWeb". InciWeb. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tanker-plane wreckage, body of pilot found in eastern Oregon; investigation underway". Oregonlive. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Alex Jensen (June 1, 2024). "National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, period June through September 2024" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. pp. 1, 5–6.
  4. ^ Jensen, Alex (July 29, 2024). "1 million acres burned across Oregon: Latest updates on wildfires burning in the state". KGW.
  5. ^ "Little Yamsay Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Little Yamsay Fire being used as prescribed burn near Chemult". KDRV. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "NWCC :: Home". gacc.nifc.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "National Interagency Fire Center". www.nifc.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Today, U. S. A. "LITTLE VALLEY - Wildfire and Smoke Map". USA Today. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "National Interagency Fire Center". www.nifc.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Larch Creek Fire rapidly burning in Wasco County was 'human caused,' state fire marshal says". kgw.com. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "National Interagency Fire Center". www.nifc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "| InciWeb". inciweb.wildfire.gov. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  14. ^ "Oregon Wildfire Response & Recovery | Homepage". wildfire.oregon.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Ferrara, John Ross (July 16, 2024). "Multiple Oregon wildfires grow by tens of thousands of acres". KOIN. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Falls fire destroys buildings in Eastern Oregon; 10 other large wildfires burn throughout state". The Seattle Times. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Air Tanker Crashes, Wildland Pilot Dies Fighting Falls Fire (OR)". fireapparatusmagazine.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  18. ^ Collom, Liv (July 10, 2024). "Salt Creek Fire containment now 7%". NewsWatch 12 KDRV. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  19. ^ "| InciWeb". inciweb.wildfire.gov. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  20. ^ Gould, Mindy (July 9, 2024). "Warmer, drier weather reactivates Upper Pine Prescribed Burn". Elkhorn Media Group. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  21. ^ "National Interagency Fire Center". www.nifc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  22. ^ "IMSR" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  23. ^ "Fire crews working to contain rapidly growing wildfire near the Owyhee Dam – Malheur Enterprise". July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  24. ^ "National Interagency Fire Center". www.nifc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  25. ^ "IMSR" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. July 14, 2024. Archived from the original on July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  26. ^ "IMSR" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  27. ^ a b c d "IMSR" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Crews making big progress on Cow Valley Fire, 77% contained, but Durkee Fire spreading quickly, nearly 25,000 acres". KTVZ. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  29. ^ Lerten, Barney (July 12, 2024). "Cow Valley Fire now over 114,000 acres; Malheur County SO issues Level 2 'Be Set' evacuation notice; Vale at Level 1". KTVZ. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  30. ^ "Orvad Durkee Fire Information". InciWeb. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  31. ^ Herald, Baker City (July 20, 2024). "Durkee Fire crosses Burnt River to north, prompts new evacuation notices along Burnt River Canyon Road". Baker City Herald. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  32. ^ "Cow Valley Fire Friday update includes battle against new lightning-caused Durkee Fire". Central Oregon Daily. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  33. ^ "'Firenado' rips through California in year's biggest blaze". BBC. July 26, 2024.
  34. ^ Hoyt, Jedediah (July 18, 2024). "Lightning storms trigger multiple wildfires, prompt urgent evacuations in Umatilla County". KEPR. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  35. ^ a b Huff, Josh Culbreth, Morgan (July 18, 2024). "Pilot Rock Fire now 50% contained--evacuations still in place". AppleValleyNewsNow.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  36. ^ Thesman, Dan (July 20, 2024). "Battle Mountain Complex community meeting scheduled for Sat. night". Elkhorn Media Group. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  37. ^ "Diamond Complex Daily Update for Sunday July 21st, 2024 07-21-2024". InciWeb. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  38. ^ "Courtrock Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  39. ^ "Badland Complex 2024". InciWeb. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  40. ^ "Telephone Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  41. ^ "Nearly half of U.S. fire resources focused on Oregon, Washington blazes". kpic.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  42. ^ "Powerline Road Fire update for July 27". Elkhorn Media Group. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  43. ^ "Pyramid and Slate Fires". InciWeb. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  44. ^ "Ore Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  45. ^ a b "Oakridge Lightning Fires". InciWeb. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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