2024 Oregon wildfires

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2024 Oregon wildfires

Smoke column from the Little Yamsay Fire as seen on Silver Lake Road - May 11, 2024

Statistics
Total fires| 2,039[1]
Total area| 1,915,554 acres (775,197 ha)[2]
Impacts
Deaths| 1[3]
Season

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The 2024 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Oregon.

Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecasted above average wildfire potential in the southeastern portion of the state and average wildfire potential throughout the rest of Oregon.[4]

As of September 23, an estimated 1.9 million acres have burned, breaking the state record previously set in 2020.[5] The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) declared an official end to the record-breaking fire season on October 28.[6]

## Background

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Further information: List of Oregon wildfires

"Fire season" in Oregon typically begins in mid-May and ends with the first rains that normally begins in late September. Drought, snowpack levels, and local weather conditions play a role in Oregon's fire season, particularly in Eastern and Southwest Oregon. During peak fire season from July to September, most wildfires are caused by lightning, while ignitions in the early and later parts of the season are related to humans. Warm, dry conditions in summer heighten the wildfire risk. After over 100 years of fire suppression and prevention of all fires, there is now an abundance of fuel. Climate change is leading to a reduced snowpack with an earlier and reduced snowmelt, so there is a higher risk for areas that receive wildfires.[7]

## List of wildfires

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The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name  | County  | Acres  | Start date  | Containment date[a] | Notes  | Ref

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Little Yamsay | Klamath | 6,340 | April 20 | May 13 | Lightning-caused | [9][10]
Bowden  | Malheur | 5,720  | June 6 | August 18 |  | [11]
Upper Applegate  | Jackson | 1,143  | June 20 | June 30 | Caused by human activity.  | [12]
Long Bend  | Wasco | 1,024  | June 22 | July 26 |  | [11]
Darlene 3  | Deschutes | 3,903  | June 25 | July 1 | undetermined  | [13][14]
Little Valley  | Malheur | 17,901  | June 26 | July 1 | undetermined  | [15][16]
Dry Lake  | Malheur | 2,670  | June 26 | October 9 | Lightning-caused.  | [11]
Salt Creek  | Jackson | 4,102  | July 7 | July 24 | Human-caused  | [17][18][19]
Upper Pine  | Harney | 1,086  | July 8 | July 19 | undetermined  | [20][21][22]
Larch Creek  | Wasco | 18,286  | July 9 | July 26 | Human-caused  | [23][24]
Falls  | Harney | 151,680  | July 10 | August 22 | Human-caused, destroyed 23 buildings, pilot killed in tanker plane crash.  | [25][26][17][27][28]
Huntington Mutual Aid  | Baker | 4,511  | July 10 | July 16 | undetermined  | [29]
River  | Malheur | 2,799  | July 10 | July 13 | undetermined, near Owyhee Dam | [30][31][32][33]
Cow Valley  | Malheur | 133,490  | July 11 | October 1  | Human-caused  | [34][35]
Bonita Road  | Malheur | 2,727  | July 11 | July 25 | Human-caused  | [34][35]
Lone Rock  | Gilliam, Morrow, Wheeler | 137,222  | July 13 | September 11 | undetermined  | [34]
Diamond Complex  | Douglas | 11,141  | July 16 | 2024  | 12 Lightning-caused fires.  | [36]
Ore  | Lane, Linn | 3,479  | July 16 | September 26 | Under Investigation.  | [37]
Red  | Klamath | 3,060  | July 17 | November 12 | Lightning-caused fire.  | [38]
Battle Mountain Complex  | Umatilla, Grant, Morrow | 183,026  | July 17 | August 20 | Lightning-caused. Originally consisting of the North Fork Owens and Snake Fires, the Monkey Creek and Boneyard fires also merged into the complex.  | [34][39][40][41]
Chalk  | Lane | 5,991  | July 17 | September 14 | Part of the Oakridge Lightning Fires Complex.  | [42][43]
Coffeepot  | Lane | 6,176  | July 17 | August 23 | Part of the Oakridge Lightning Fires Complex.  | [42]
Coombes Canyon  | Umatilla | 3,224  | July 17 | July 22 | Lightning-caused.  | [44]
Durkee | Baker, Malheur | 294,265  | July 17 | September 9 | Lightning-caused; 5th-largest wildfire in Oregon history; hundreds of cattle killed.  | [45][46][47][48]
Lane 1  | Douglas, Lane | 25,951  | July 17 | November 10 |  | [49]
Middle Fork  | Douglas, Klamath | 5,286  | July 17 | October 31 | Mostly located inside Crater Lake National Park, closing the north entrance.  | [50][51]
Pilot Rock  | Umatilla | 11,349  | July 17 | July 26 | Lightning-caused.  | [52][44]
Moss Mountain  | Lane | 2,849  | July 17 | October 25 | Lightning-caused.  | [53]
208  | Lane | 11,263  | July 17 | October 25 | Lightning-caused fire.  | [54]
Pyramid  | Linn | 1,312  | July 17 | September 24 | Lightning-caused fire.  | [55]
Twin Springs  | Malheur | 2,815  | July 17 | July 18 |  | [56]
Horse Heaven Creek  | Lane | 3,198  | July 18 | November 6 | Part of Homestead Complex.  | [57]
No Man  | Lane | 2,148  | July 18 | November  | Part of Homestead Complex.  | [58]
Whisky Creek  | Hood River | 3,240  | July 20 | October 31 |  | [59]
Fuller Lake  | Douglas | 6,378  | July 20 | November 5 | Part of Homestead Complex.  | [60]
Courtrock  | Grant | 20,019  | July 21 | August 17 | Lightning caused.  | [61]
Badlands Complex  | Baker | 54,563  | July 22 | August 12 | Lightning-caused fires. Caused closures of Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon. Includes the Thompson and Coyote fires.  | [62]
Crazy Creek  | Crook, Wheeler | 86,968  | July 22 | September 25 | Lightning-caused  | [63][64]
Telephone  | Harney | 54,034  | July 22 | August 21 | Lightning-caused fires.  | [65]
Durgan  | Crook | 3,245  | July 22 | July 25 |  | [66]
Microwave Tower  | Hood River, Wasco | 1,312  | July 22 | August 12 |  | [67]
Camp Creek  | Crook | 1,581  | July 23 | July | Lightning-caused.  | [11]
Hole In The Ground  | Malheur | 98,977  | July 24 | August 2 |  | [68]
Whiskey Mountain  | Harney | 4,357  | July 24 | August 8 |  | [11]
Cedar Creek  | Malheur | 1,546  | July 24 | July 30 |  | [69]
Grasshopper  | Malheur | 2,665  | July 24 | August 2 |  | [70]
Gilespie Spring  | Malheur | 2,556  | July 24 | July 25 | Lightning-caused.  | [71]
Poison Creek  | Grant | 1,060  | July 25 | August 7 |  | [72]
Sand  | Grant | 7,582  | July 25 | August 15 | Lightning-caused.  | [73]
Powerline Road  | Umatilla | 1,500  | July 25 | August 1 | Also referred to as the Walla Walla River Road Fire.  | [74]
Elk Lane  | Jefferson | 5,176  | August 4 | August 14 | Lightning-caused.  | [75]
Town Gulch  | Baker | 18,234  | August 5 | August 19 |  | [76]
Porcupine  | Harney | 6,495  | August 5 | August 19 |  | [77]
Soldier Creek  | Malheur | 11,061  | August 5 | August 14 |  | [78]
Warner Peak  | Lake | 65,866  | August 5 | August 24 |  | [79]
Dixon  | Douglas | 1,965  | August 10 | August 21 |  | [11]
0672 RV  | Gilliam | 5,490  | August 17 | August 21 |  | [11]
Copperfield  | Klamath | 3,822  | September 1 | September 16 |  | [80]
Conroy Road  | Wasco | 1,500  | September 1 | September 2 |  | [81]
Wiley Flat  | Crook | 30,185  | September 2 | October 11 |  | [82]
Shoe Fly  | Wheeler | 26,817  | September 2 | September 15 |  | [83]
Oak Canyon  | Wasco, Sherman | 15,170  | September 2 | September 6 |  | [84]
Jones  | Malheur | 7,162  | September 2 | September 11 |  | [85]
Rail Ridge  | Crook, Grant | 176,661  | September 2 | November 1 |  | [86]
Solomon  | Harney | 2,600  | September 2 | September 8 |  | [87]
Sagehen  | Harney | 5,953  | September 2 | October  |  | [88]
Devils Knob  | Douglas | 4,149  | September 5 | October 17 |  | [89]
Bowman Well  | Lake | 2,853  | September 6 | October 14 | Lightning caused.  | [90]
Firestone  | Lake, Deschutes | 9,462  | September 6 | October 5  | Lightning caused.  | [91]
Service  | Wheeler | 23,890  | September 6 | September 25 | Part of Fossil Complex.  | [92]
Flat Top  | Lake | 36,362  | September 6 | October 5  | Likely lightning-caused.  | [93]
Young Grasshopper  | Lane | 5,313  | September 6 | November 9 | Likely lightning-caused.  | [94]
Buck Creek  | Lake | 5,758  | September 7 | October 8 | Likely lightning-caused.  | [95]
Linton Creek  | Lane | 1,310  | September 7 | November 3 | Likely lightning-caused.  | [96]
Little Lava  | Deschutes | 15,514  | September 8 | November 15 | Likely lightning-caused.  | [97]
Pine  | Deschutes | 6,634  | October 7 | October 24 |  | [98]

Perimeters of 2024 Oregon wildfires (map data)

## See also

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* 2024 United States wildfires
* 2024 Arizona wildfires
* 2024 California wildfires
* 2024 Colorado wildfires
* 2024 Florida wildfires
* 2024 Idaho wildfires
* 2024 Montana wildfires
* 2024 New Mexico wildfires
* 2024 Nevada wildfires
* 2024 Northeastern United States wildfires
* 2024 Oklahoma wildfires
* 2024 Texas wildfires
* Smokehouse Creek Fire
* 2024 Utah wildfires
* 2024 Virginia wildfires
* 2024 Washington wildfires
* 2024 Wyoming wildfires

## Notes

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1. ^ Containment means that fire crews have established and secured control lines around the fire's perimeter. These lines are artificial barriers, like trenches or cleared vegetation, designed to stop the fire's spread, or natural barriers like rivers. Containment reflects progress in managing the fire but does not necessarily mean the fire is starved of fuel, under control, or put out.[8]

## References

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41. ^ "Snake Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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54. ^ "208 Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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56. ^ "Twin Springs Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
57. ^ "Horse Heaven Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
58. ^ "No Man Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
59. ^ "Whisky Creek Fire on Watch Duty". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
60. ^ "Fuller Lake Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
61. ^ "Courtrock Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
62. ^ "Badland Complex 2024". InciWeb. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
63. ^ "Crazy Creek". InciWeb. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
64. ^ "Crazy Creek Fire (501)". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
65. ^ "Telephone Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
66. ^ "Durgan Fire (502)". Watch Duty. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
67. ^ "Microwave Tower Fire on Watch Duty". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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70. ^ "Grasshopper Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
71. ^ "Gilespie Spring Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
72. ^ "Poison Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
73. ^ "Sand Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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77. ^ "Porcupine Fire on Watch Duty". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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80. ^ "Copperfield Fire on Watch Duty". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
81. ^ "Conroy Road Fire on Watch Duty". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
82. ^ "Wiley Flat Fire on Watch Duty". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
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85. ^ "Jones Fire on Watch Duty". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
86. ^ "Rail Ridge Fire on Watch Duty". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
87. ^ "Solomon Fire on Watch Duty". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
88. ^ "Sagehen Fire on Watch Duty". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
89. ^ "Devils Knob Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
90. ^ "Bowman Well Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
91. ^ "Firestone Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
92. ^ "Service Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
93. ^ "Flat Top Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
94. ^ "Young Grasshopper Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
95. ^ "Buck Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
96. ^ "Linton Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
97. ^ "Little Lava Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
98. ^ "Pine Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

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