Holiday Farm Fire

2020 wildfire in the U.S. state of Oregon

Holiday Farm Fire

Oregon Route 126 at Finn Rock on September 12, 2020

Date(s)| September 7, 2020 - October 29, 2020
Location| Lane and Linn counties, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates| 44°10′19″N 122°13′52″W﻿ / ﻿44.172°N 122.231°W﻿ / 44.172; -122.231
Statistics
Ignition
Cause| fallen power lines
Map

Map of the Holiday Farm Fire as of October 12, 2020

Location of the fire's origin in western Oregon

The Holiday Farm Fire occurred in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2020. It ranks among the largest wildfires in Oregon history, burning a total of 173,393 acres (70,170 ha) centered on the McKenzie River valley in Lane County.[1][2][3][4]

Beginning near the Holiday Farm RV Resort in Rainbow on the evening of September 7, 2020, due to fallen power lines,[3][4] the fire spread rapidly down the McKenzie valley and up into the densely wooded foothills on both sides of the river and Oregon Route 126. Driven by unusually strong winds from the east during the often-driest time of year in western Oregon, the fire grew most extensively on September 8 and was estimated at 105,000 acres (42,000 ha) in size by the morning of September 9. Many people evacuated to Springfield. Most structures in the community of Blue River were destroyed, as were numerous properties in nearby communities.[1]

## See also

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* Oregon portal

* 2020 Oregon wildfires
* Santiam Fire

## References

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1. ^ a b "Holiday Farm Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
2. ^ "Oregon wildfires: 20 of the state's biggest since 2002". Statesman Journal. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
3. ^ a b "Explosion, sparks from power line preceded Oregon's Holiday Farm fire, area residents say". The Oregonian. September 17, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
4. ^ a b Duvernay, Adam. "Cause of the Holiday Farm Fire under investigation, but speculation points to power lines". The Register-Guard. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

## External links

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* Media related to Holiday Farm Fire at Wikimedia Commons
* Holiday Farm Fire Story & Data at United States Department of Agriculture

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