2018 Oregon wildfires explained

2018 Oregon wildfires
Reference:[1] [2]
Total Area:897263acres
Total Fires:2,019
Is Season:yes
Year:2018
Season Name:Oregon wildfires

Wildfires in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2018 include the Boxcar Fire, Graham Fire, and Jack Knife Fire.[3]

In July, one person was killed by the Substation Fire,[4] which also destroyed the Charles E. Nelson House.

Wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres, or produced significant structural damage or loss of life.

NameCounty AcresStart dateContainment datedata-sort-type="number"StatusNotesRef
BoxcarWascoJune 21, 2018July 6, 2018[5]
GrahamJeffersonJune 21, 2018July 4, 2018[6]
Jack KnifeShermanJune 22, 2018July 6, 2018[7]
KlondikeJosephineJuly 15, 2018November 6, 2018[8]
Taylor Creek FireTaylor CreekJosephineJuly 15, 2018[9]
Garner Complex FireGarner ComplexJosephineJuly 15, 2018August 14, 2018[10]
Hendrix FireHendrixJacksonJuly 15, 2018August 14, 2018[11]
Miles FireMilesJackson, DouglasJuly 15, 2018Sugar Pine, South Umpqua Complex and Miles fire merged [12] [13]
Timber Crater 6 FireTimber Crater 6KlamathJuly 15, 2018August 16, 2018[14]
SubstationWascoJuly 17, 2018August 2, 2018[15]
Long HollowWascoJuly 26, 2018August 14, 2018[16]
Lake Wallula FireLake Wallula UmatillaJuly 29, 2018July 30, 2018[17]
WascoAugust 1, 2018August 10, 2018[18]
Watson FireWatsonLakeAugust 15, 2018[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 National Year-to-Date Report on Fires and Acres Burned by State. NIFC. August 2, 2018. August 20, 2020.
  2. Web site: Southern Area Coordination Center. Southern Area Coordination Center. July 7, 2018.
  3. News: Three large Oregon fires burning across more than 116,000 acres almost contained. OregonLive.com. 2018-07-06. en-US.
  4. Web site: 1 Person Dead In Ongoing Substation Fire Near The Dalles, Oregon. Parks. Molly Solomon Bradley W.. www.opb.org. en. 2018-07-19.
  5. Web site: Boxcar Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018.
  6. Web site: Graham Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018.
  7. Web site: Jack Knife Fire. National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018. July 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711234935/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5864/. dead.
  8. Web site: Klondike Fire. National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018. August 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180802015639/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5998/. dead.
  9. Web site: Taylor Creek Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018.
  10. Web site: Garner Complex Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018.
  11. Web site: Hendrix Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018.
  12. Web site: Sugar Pine Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018.
  13. Web site: South Umpqua Complex Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018.
  14. Web site: Timber Crater 6 Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018.
  15. Web site: Substation Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018.
  16. Web site: Long Hollow Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 1, 2018.
  17. Web site: National Large Incident Year-to-Date Report. National Interagency Fire Center. August 3, 2018.
  18. Web site: South Valley Fire . National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 3, 2018.
  19. Web site: Watson Fire. InciWeb. August 15, 2018.

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