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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).
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 ...
The Durkee Fire is an active wildfire burning in Baker and Malheur counties in eastern Oregon. As of August 7, 2024, the fire has burned 294,265 acres (1,190.85 km 2) and is 95 percent contained. The Durkee Fire is the second-largest wildfire currently burning in the United States and the largest wildfire in Oregon's 2024 wildfire season.
Cause. Unknown. Map. Perimeter of Golden Fire ( map data) The Golden Fire is a wildfire that started on July 22, 2023, in Klamath County, Southern Oregon. [ 1][ 2] It has burned dozens of homes and caused area residents to lose 911 service and internet. [ 1] The fire is located 11 miles north of Bonanza, OR. [ 3]
September 6, 2024 at 2:30 PM. A red flag warning was extended until Friday evening as new wildfires ignited and existing fires spread across Oregon. The warning was extended due to continued hot ...
The 2023 wildfire season saw substantial smoke impacts from fires in Oregon from east of Springfield and Eugene in Lane County, near the coast in Curry County, and near the Bull Run Reservoir in ...
The Tunnel Five Fire or Tunnel 5 Fire was a wildfire in Skamania County, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge, near the border with Oregon. Ignited in the morning of July 2, 2023, [2] the fire was caused by a BNSF locomotive exhaust. [3] By July 10, the fire was 80% contained, [4] and by the following day it reached 100% containment.
Oregon follows a three-level evacuation notification system —Level 1 "Be Ready," level 2 "Be Set" and Level 3 "Go Now." For a Level 1 evacuation alert, people should be prepared to evacuate and ...