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The Oregon Fire was a wildfire that burned in Spokane County, Washington and Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. (While known in some social media circles and by some media outlets as the Oregon Road Fire, the official name is the Oregon Fire. [1]) As of September 15, 2023, the fire had burned 10,817 acres (4,377 ha) and was 97% ...
2023 Oregon wildfires. 2023 Oregon wildfires. Top: As seen by satellite, smoke from the Bedrock Fire spreads over Willamette National Forest on August 1. Bottom: The Flat Fire burns in Curry County in southeastern Oregon on July 17. Date (s) January 1 –. December 31, 2023. Statistics.
The 2022 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires burning in the U.S. state of Oregon . On August 28, 2022, Governor Kate Brown declared a statewide emergency because multiple wildfires, including the Rum Creek Fire. [1] [2] That same month, Governor Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act because of the Miller Road/Dodge Fire.
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]
2022 →. 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 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 ...
1908 – Rhoads Opera House fire, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, killed 170. [6] 1908 – Parker Building, New York City, January 10. 1908 – Collinwood school fire, in Collinwood, Ohio (soon absorbed by Cleveland ), on March 4, killed 175. 1909 – Flores Theater fire, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, on February 15, killed 250.
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]