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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).
The DEQ expects intermittent smoke in Union, Baker, Wallowa, Jackson, Josephine, Gilliam, eastern Lane and northern Lake counties due to smoke from fires in Oregon.
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 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.
October 8, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Wildfire season hasn’t wrapped up yet in Oregon, and it’s likely to impact air quality through at least this weekend. The cluster of fires burning in the southern ...
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for much of northwest Oregon and the northern Willamette Valley due to wildfire smoke drifting into the area.
The Cow Valley Fire, which started July 11 northwest of Vale, Oregon, had burned 133,490 acres as of Monday morning. However, the blaze is 99% contained, with an estimated containment date of Aug ...
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. [3]