2024 Oregon wildfires explained

2024 Oregon wildfires
Total Fires:	2,039^[1]
Total Area:	1915554acres^[2]
Fatalities:	1^[3]
Is Season:	yes
Year:	2024
Season Name:	Oregon wildfires

The 2024 Oregon wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Oregon.

Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecast 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]

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than, or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name	County <	-- of origin-->	Acres	Start date	Containment date	Notes
Little Yamsay	Klamath					Lightning-caused	^[6] ^[7]
Bowden	Malheur					^[8]
Upper Applegate	Jackson				Caused by human activity.	^[9]
Long Bend	Wasco					^[10]
Darlene 3	Deschutes				undetermined	^[11] ^[12]
Little Valley	Malheur				undetermined	^[13] ^[14]
Dry Lake	Malheur				Lightning-caused.	^[15]
Salt Creek	Jackson				Human-caused	^[16] ^[17]
Upper Pine	Harney				undetermined	^[18] ^[19] ^[20]
Larch Creek	Wasco				Human-caused	^[21] ^[22]
Falls	Harney				Human-caused, destroyed 23 buildings, pilot killed in tanker plane crash.	^[23] ^[24] ^[25] ^[26] ^[27]
Huntington Mutual Aid	Baker				undetermined	^[28]
River	Malheur				undetermined, near Owyhee Dam	^[29] ^[30] ^[31] ^[32]
Cow Valley	Malheur			October 1	Human-caused	^[33] ^[34]
Bonita Road	Malheur				Human-caused
Lone Rock	Gilliam, Morrow, Wheeler				undetermined
Diamond Complex	Douglas				12 Lightning-caused fires.	^[35]
Ore	Lane, Linn				Under Investigation.	^[36]
Red	Klamath				Lightning-caused fire.	^[37]
Battle Mountain Complex	Umatilla, Grant, Morrow				Lightning-caused. Originally consisting of the North Fork Owens and Snake Fires, the Monkey Creek and Boneyard fires also merged into the complex.	^[38]
Chalk	Lane				Part of the Oakridge Lightning Fires Complex.	^[39] ^[40]
Coffeepot	Lane				Part of the Oakridge Lightning Fires Complex.
Coombes Canyon	Umatilla				Lightning-caused.
Durkee	Baker, Malheur				Lightning-caused; currently the largest active wildfire in the country and the 5th-largest in Oregon history; hundreds of cattle killed.	^[41] ^[42] ^[43] ^[44]
Lane 1	Douglas, Lane					^[45]
Middle Fork	Douglas, Klamath				Mostly located inside Crater Lake National Park, closing the north entrance.	^[46] ^[47]
Pilot Rock	Umatilla				Lightning-caused.	^[48] ^[49]
Moss Mountain	Lane				Lightning-caused.	^[50]
208	Lane				Lightning-caused fire.	^[51]
Pyramid	Linn				Lightning-caused fire.	^[52]
Twin Springs	Malheur					^[53]
Horse Heaven Creek	Lane				Part of Homestead Complex.	^[54]
No Man	Lane			November	Part of Homestead Complex.	^[55]
Whisky Creek	Hood River					^[56]
Fuller Lake	Douglas				Part of Homestead Complex.	^[57]
Courtrock	Grant				Lightning caused.	^[58]
Badlands Complex	Baker				Lightning-caused fires. Caused closures of Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon. Includes the Thompson and Coyote fires.	^[59]
Crazy Creek	Crook, Wheeler				Lightning-caused	^[60] ^[61]
Telephone	Harney				Lightning-caused fires.	^[62]
Durgan	Crook					^[63]
Microwave Tower	Hood River, Wasco					^[64]
Camp Creek	Crook				Lightning-caused.	^[65]
Hole In The Ground	Malheur					^[66]
Whiskey Mountain	Harney					^[67]
Cedar Creek	Malheur					^[68]
Grasshopper	Malheur					^[69]
Gilespie Spring	Malheur				Lightning-caused.	^[70]
Poison Creek	Grant					^[71]
Sand	Grant				Lightning-caused.	^[72]
Powerline Road	Umatilla				Also referred to as the Walla Walla River Road Fire.	^[73]
Elk Lane	Jefferson				Lightning-caused.	^[74]
Town Gulch	Baker					^[75]
Porcupine	Harney					^[76]
Soldier Creek	Malheur					^[77]
Warner Peak	Lake					^[78]
Dixon	Douglas					^[79]
0672 RV	Gilliam					^[80]
Copperfield	Klamath					^[81]
Conroy Road	Wasco					^[82]
Wiley Flat	Crook					^[83]
Shoe Fly	Wheeler					^[84]
Oak Canyon	Wasco, Sherman					^[85]
Jones	Malheur					^[86]
Rail Ridge	Crook, Grant					^[87]
Solomon	Harney					^[88]
Sagehen	Harney			October		^[89]
Devils Knob	Douglas					^[90]
Bowman Well	Lake				Lightning caused.	^[91]
Firestone	Lake, Deschutes			October 5	Lightning caused.	^[92]
Service	Wheeler				Part of Fossil Complex.	^[93]
Flat Top	Lake			October 5	Likely lightning-caused.	^[94]
Young Grasshopper	Lane				Likely lightning-caused.	^[95]
Buck Creek	Lake				Likely lightning-caused.	^[96]
Linton Creek	Lane				Likely lightning-caused.	^[97]
Little Lava	Deschutes				Likely lightning-caused.	^[98]
Pine	Deschutes					^[99]

See also

• 2024 California wildfires
• 2024 Nevada wildfires
• 2024 Washington wildfires
• 2024 Idaho wildfires

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fire situation reports . June 19, 2024 . Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).
2. Web site: Fire situation reports . June 19, 2024 . Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).
3. Web site: Tanker-plane wreckage, body of pilot found in eastern Oregon; investigation underway . July 27, 2024 . Oregonlive.
4. Web site: National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, period June through September 2024. National Interagency Fire Center. June 1, 2024. Alex Jensen. 1, 5–6.
5. Web site: Fire situation reports . October 9, 2024 . Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).
6. Web site: Little Yamsay Fire . June 4, 2024 . InciWeb.
7. Web site: Little Yamsay Fire being used as prescribed burn near Chemult . June 19, 2024 . KDRV.
8. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center. WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com. National Interagency Fire Center. 2024. Interactive map and database.
9. Web site: Upper Applegate Fire . November 2, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
10. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center. WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com. National Interagency Fire Center. 2024. Interactive map and database.
11. Web site: NWCC :: Home . 2024-06-26 . gacc.nifc.gov.
12. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center . www.nifc.gov . 28 June 2024.
13. Web site: Today . U. S. A. . LITTLE VALLEY - Wildfire and Smoke Map . 2024-06-27 . USA Today . en.
14. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center . www.nifc.gov . 28 June 2024.
15. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center. WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com. National Interagency Fire Center. 2024. Interactive map and database.
16. Web site: Collom . Liv . 2024-07-10 . Salt Creek Fire containment now 7% . 2024-07-11 . NewsWatch 12 KDRV . en.
17. Web site: 2024-07-12 . InciWeb . 2024-07-12 . inciweb.wildfire.gov . en.
18. Web site: Gould . Mindy . 2024-07-09 . Warmer, drier weather reactivates Upper Pine Prescribed Burn . 2024-07-11 . Elkhorn Media Group . en-US.
19. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center . www.nifc.gov . 12 July 2024.
20. Web site: 19 July 2024 . IMSR . 20 July 2024 . National Interagency Fire Center.
21. Web site: 2024-07-09 . Larch Creek Fire rapidly burning in Wasco County was 'human caused,' state fire marshal says . 2024-07-11 . kgw.com . en-US.
22. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center . www.nifc.gov . 12 July 2024.
23. Web site: 2024-07-12 . InciWeb . 2024-07-12 . inciweb.wildfire.gov . en.
24. Web site: Oregon Wildfire Response & Recovery Homepage . 2024-07-12 . wildfire.oregon.gov . en-us.
25. Web site: Ferrara . John Ross . 16 July 2024 . Multiple Oregon wildfires grow by tens of thousands of acres . 20 July 2024 . KOIN.
26. Web site: 2024-07-18 . Falls fire destroys buildings in Eastern Oregon; 10 other large wildfires burn throughout state . 2024-07-20 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
27. Web site: Air Tanker Crashes, Wildland Pilot Dies Fighting Falls Fire (OR). 2024-07-27 . fireapparatusmagazine.com. en-us.
28. Web site: Lerten . Barney . 2024-07-12 . Cow Valley Fire now over 114,000 acres; Malheur County SO issues Level 2 'Be Set' evacuation notice; Vale at Level 1 . 2024-07-14 . KTVZ . en-US.
29. Web site: 2024-07-10 . Fire crews working to contain rapidly growing wildfire near the Owyhee Dam – Malheur Enterprise . 2024-07-11 . en-US.
30. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center . www.nifc.gov . 12 July 2024.
31. Web site: 14 July 2024 . IMSR . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711170118/https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf . July 11, 2024 . 14 July 2024 . .
32. Web site: 16 July 2024 . IMSR . 20 July 2024 . National Interagency Fire Center.
33. Web site: 20 July 2024 . IMSR . 20 July 2024 . National Interagency Fire Center.
34. Web site: 2024-07-12 . Crews making big progress on Cow Valley Fire, 77% contained, but Durkee Fire spreading quickly, nearly 25,000 acres . 2024-07-20 . KTVZ . en-US.
35. Web site: Diamond Complex Daily Update for Sunday July 21st, 2024 07-21-2024 . 2024-07-22 . InciWeb . en.
36. Web site: Ore Fire . August 1, 2024 . InciWeb . en .
37. Web site: Red Fire . September 6, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
38. Web site: Thesman . Dan . 2024-07-20 . Battle Mountain Complex community meeting scheduled for Sat. night . 2024-07-20 . Elkhorn Media Group . en-US.
39. Web site: Oakridge Lightning Fires . August 5, 2024 . InciWeb . en .
40. Web site: Chalk Fire . August 25, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
41. Web site: Orvad Durkee Fire Information . 2024-07-20 . 2024-07-20 . InciWeb.
42. Web site: Herald . Baker City . 2024-07-20 . Durkee Fire crosses Burnt River to north, prompts new evacuation notices along Burnt River Canyon Road . 2024-07-20 . Baker City Herald . en.
43. Web site: 2024-07-19 . Cow Valley Fire Friday update includes battle against new lightning-caused Durkee Fire . 2024-07-20 . Central Oregon Daily . en.
44. Web site: 2024-07-26 . 'Firenado' rips through California in year's biggest blaze . BBC . en.
45. Web site: Lane 1 Fire . August 25, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
46. Web site: Middle Fork Fire . August 13, 2024 . InciWeb . en .
47. Web site: Middle Fork Fire . August 25, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
48. Web site: Hoyt . Jedediah . 2024-07-18 . Lightning storms trigger multiple wildfires, prompt urgent evacuations in Umatilla County . 2024-07-20 . KEPR . en.
49. Web site: Huff . Josh Culbreth, Morgan . 2024-07-18 . Pilot Rock Fire now 50% contained--evacuations still in place . 2024-07-20 . AppleValleyNewsNow.com . en.
50. Web site: Moss Mountain Fire . September 6, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
51. Web site: 208 Fire . September 6, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
52. Web site: Pyramid and Slate Fires . July 29, 2024 . InciWeb . en .
53. Web site: Twin Springs Fire . November 2, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
54. Web site: Horse Heaven Creek Fire . August 25, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
55. Web site: No Man Fire . August 25, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
56. Web site: Whisky Creek Fire on Watch Duty . August 7, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
57. Web site: Fuller Lake Fire . September 8, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
58. Web site: Courtrock Fire . August 5, 2024 . InciWeb . en .
59. Web site: Badland Complex 2024 . 2024-07-24 . InciWeb . en.
60. Web site: Crazy Creek . August 5, 2024 . InciWeb . en .
61. Web site: Crazy Creek Fire (501) . August 25, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
62. Web site: Telephone Fire . 2024-07-24 . InciWeb . en.
63. Web site: Durgan Fire (502). November 2, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
64. Web site: Microwave Tower Fire on Watch Duty . August 7, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
65. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center. WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com. National Interagency Fire Center. 2024. Interactive map and database.
66. Web site: Nearly half of U.S. fire resources focused on Oregon, Washington blazes . 2024-08-05 . kpic.com . en.
67. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center. WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com. National Interagency Fire Center. 2024. Interactive map and database.
68. Web site: Cedar Creek Fire . November 2, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
69. Web site: Grasshopper Fire . November 2, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
70. Web site: Gilespie Spring Fire . November 2, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
71. Web site: Poison Creek Fire . August 7, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
72. Web site: Sand Fire. August 7, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
73. Web site: Powerline Road Fire update for July 27 . August 5, 2024 . Elkhorn Media Group . en .
74. Web site: Elk Lane Fire . November 2, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
75. Web site: Town Gulch Fire on Watch Duty . September 3, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
76. Web site: Porcupine Fire on Watch Duty . August 7, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
77. Web site: Soldier Creek Fire on Watch Duty . August 7, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
78. Web site: Warner Peak Fire on Watch Duty . August 7, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
79. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center. WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com. National Interagency Fire Center. 2024. Interactive map and database.
80. Web site: National Interagency Fire Center. WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com. National Interagency Fire Center. 2024. Interactive map and database.
81. Web site: Copperfield Fire on Watch Duty . September 3, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
82. Web site: Conroy Road Fire on Watch Duty . September 3, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
83. Web site: Wiley Flat Fire on Watch Duty . September 3, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
84. Web site: Shoe Fly Fire on Inciweb . September 3, 2024 . Inciweb . en .
85. Web site: Oak Canyon Fire on Watch Duty . September 3, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
86. Web site: Jones Fire on Watch Duty . September 3, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
87. Web site: Rail Ridge Fire on Watch Duty . September 3, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
88. Web site: Solomon Fire on Watch Duty . September 3, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
89. Web site: Sagehen Fire on Watch Duty . September 3, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
90. Web site: Devils Knob Fire . September 6, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
91. Web site: Bowman Well Fire . September 6, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
92. Web site: Firestone Fire . September 8, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
93. Web site: Service Fire . September 8, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
94. Web site: Flat Top Fire . September 8, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
95. Web site: Young Grasshopper Fire . September 12, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
96. Web site: Buck Creek Fire . September 8, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
97. Web site: Linton Creek Fire . September 10, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
98. Web site: Little Lava Fire . September 10, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
99. Web site: Pine Fire . October 7, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .