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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 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.
Map. Perimeter of the Durkee Fire (map data) 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 ...
Level 1, 2 and 3 evacuation orders remained in place in Grant and Harney counties. The Harney County Sheriff’s evacuation map can be found at bit.ly/4d1XvX2 for the most accurate evacuation notices.
On Tuesday, the Deschutes and Crook County sheriff's offices lowered evacuation notices to a Level 1 "Be Ready" for areas near the fire. 2-acre Sulphur Fire burns in Southern Oregon
A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state — labeling nearly 80,000 structures as high-risk — generated so much pushback from angry homeowners that ...
e. 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. [2]
Coordinates: 45.54°N 123.29°W. The Tillamook Burn was a series of forest fires in the Northern Oregon Coast Range of Oregon in the United States that destroyed a total area of 350,000 acres (140,000 hectares) of old growth timber in what is now known as the Tillamook State Forest. There were four wildfires in this series, which spanned the ...