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Largest wildfire by state. v. t. e. The Santiam Fire was a very large wildfire that burned in Marion, Jefferson, Linn, and Clackamas Counties, in northwest Oregon, United States. Having ignited in August 2020, the 402,274-acre (162,795 ha) fire ravaged multiple communities in northwestern Oregon, before it was fully contained on December 10, 2020.
July 6: August 14: Lightning-sparked, merged with the Log Fire on July 19, 408 structures destroyed, 342 vehicles destroyed, 20 injuries. It was the largest wildfire in the United States in the 2021 wildfire season, until it was overtaken by the Dixie Fire in Northern California in early August. Grandview Jefferson, Deschutes: 6,032
A helicopter carries water over the Almeda Fire at its point of origin in Ashland, Oregon, on September 8, 2020. In early September, unusually high winds and continued dry weather caused the rapid expansion of multiple wildfires in Oregon. Over 1,000,000 acres were burned, and about 40,000 people were evacuated, with about 500,000 people in ...
Oregon wildfires: Smoke impacts Portland and Salem, Williams Mine Fire up to 4,500 acres. There were 29 large wildfires and complexes burning around Oregon Thursday morning. So far, 1.2 million ...
The Oregon Department of Transportation announced closures on Interstate 84 in both directions due to the fire from La Grande to Baker City. UPDATE: I-84 EB is now closed from #LaGrande, Exit 265 ...
The Durkee Fire, burning near the Oregon-Idaho border about 130 miles (209 kilometers) west of Boise, Idaho, caused the closure of a stretch of Interstate 84 again Wednesday. Amid rapidly forming ...
The Eagle Creek Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge, largely in the U.S. state of Oregon, with smaller spot-fires in Washington. The fire was started on September 2, 2017, by a 15-year-old boy igniting fireworks during a burn ban. [ 2][ 4] The fire burned 50,000 acres, [ 5] and burned for three months, before being ...
July 19, 2024 at 7:58 PM. At least 17 large wildfires and numerous small blazes were burning across Oregon on Friday, bringing evacuation orders in every part of the state, following more than ...