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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 ...
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 ...
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).
38 large wildfires burn across Oregon. As of Thursday morning, Oregon has 38 large uncontrolled wildfires burning a total of 950,000 acres, already the most since 2020 with two months of fire ...
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 ...
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. [6]
The Salt Creek Fire in Southern Oregon has grown to 3,300 acres. On Monday night, fire crews used cooler evening temperatures to build and improve the line, increasing the fires containment to 2% ...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A wildfire burning in Oregon that's kicking smoke into neighboring states is now the largest active blaze in the U.S., authorities said, and fire crews are bracing for a storm late Wednesday that's expected to bring lightning, strong winds and the risk of flash floods.