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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.
Fire season officially began in all areas of the state by July 1, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). As of September 5, 2023, the state had recorded 1,731 fires, which had burned a total of 159,991 acres (64,746 hectares).
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.
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]
Location in Southern Oregon. The Bootleg Fire, named after the nearby Bootleg Spring, was a large wildfire that started near Beatty, Oregon, on July 6, 2021. Before being fully contained on August 15, 2021, it had burned 413,765 acres (167,445 ha; 1,674 km 2; 647 sq mi). [2] It is the third-largest fire in the history of Oregon since 1900.
2020 Western U.S. wildfires. 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.
Cedar Creek Fire. / 43.726; -122.167. The Cedar Creek Fire was a large wildfire in the U.S. state of Oregon that began on August 1, 2022, with a series of lightning strikes in the Willamette National Forest approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Oakridge. [1] By September 8, the fire had reached over 73,000 acres (30,000 ha). [3]
Conrad: “Prevention efforts for human caused fires should continue focusing on education, outreach, and enforcing regulations, particularly during high fire risk times.The legislature should ...