Cedar Creek Fire Explained

Cedar Creek Fire
Location:Central Oregon
Coordinates:43.726°N -122.167°W
Reference:[1]
Cost:$57.9 million USD
(suppression cost only)[2]
Date: –
Area:112287acres
Cause:Lightning
Evacuated:Over 2,000
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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 east of Oakridge.

By September 8, the fire had reached over .[3] By September 10, it was over 74,000 acres; 30,000 foot high pyrocumulonimbus clouds from the fire were producing their own lightning; Oakridge was evacuated.[4] Smoke from the fire moved into Southwest Washington then the Puget Sound region on September 10;[5] on that day Seattle recorded the worst air quality of any major city in the world.[6]

By September 11 it had grown to 86,000 acres.[7] Over 2,000 homes were evacuated.[8]

Events

August

Late in the day on August 1, the fire was ignited by a lightning strike.[9] It was first detected about 3.5miles west of Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest.[10] Firefighters were slow to contain the fire, due to the rough and unsafe terrain surrounding the wildfire. The fire was estimated to be at around 5 acres on August 2, and was later estimated to be at 100acres on early in the day on August 3, and a later estimate that day stated it was 500acres.

On August 3, the fire started moving more north and east and started burning in heavy timber and by August 4, it had grown to around 1200acres, and smoke was predicted to affect the cities of Bend and Sisters, Oregon. An infrared reading on August 5 sized the fire at around 1054acres.

On August 15, the fire grew to 4,422 acres with 0% containment. An area closure of all trailheads and dispersed camping North and West of Waldo Lake and Temporary Flight Restrictions were in effect.[11]

On August 27, the fire grew to 7,632 acres with 0% containment. Area closures remained in effect North and West of Waldo Lake. Calm weather provided better opportunities for fire suppression. Firelines were continuing to be constructed using minimum impact suppressrion tactics (MIST) to reduce negative impacts on the ecosystem.[12]

September

On September 25, the fire grew to 114,104 acres with 20% containment. 44 engines, 28 crews, 68 heavy equipment, and 9 helicopters were staffed for fire suppression.[13]

October

On October 27, the fire grew to 127,283 acres with 60% containment. Due to temperatures dropping and humidity rising, fire progression reduced drastically. 4 engines, 2 crews, 1 helicopter, and 2 masticators were staffed for fire suppression. Closures had reduced on the Deschutes National Forest and Willamette National Forest. Air quality ranged from good to moderate within the forecasted area. Lane County evacuations had been lifted.[14]

Impacts

Smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire that blew into Seattle, to the north, caused the city to record the worst air quality of any major city in the world. Smoke also blew into the Eugene area.[15]

Fire progression and containment

Fire containment status[16]
Gray: contained; Red: active; %: percent contained;
DateArea burned
in acres 		Containment
Aug 25[17]
Aug 3500
Aug 41,200
Aug 51,054[18]
Aug 61,438[19]
Aug 71,822[20]
Aug 83,234[21]
Aug 93,536[22]
Aug 103,772[23]
Aug 113,861[24]
Aug 123,948[25]
Aug 134,136[26]
Aug 144,256[27]
Aug 154,422[28]
Aug 164,657[29]
Aug 174,836[30]
Aug 184,836[31]
Aug 195,618[32]
Aug 206,528[33]
Aug 216,472[34]
Aug 227,012[35]
Aug 237,172[36]
Aug 247,264[37]
Aug 257,376[38]
Aug 267,602[39]
Aug 277,632[40]
Aug 287,654[41]
Aug 297,698[42]
Aug 307,821[43]
Aug 318,421[44]
Sep 18,817[45]
Sep 29,199[46]
Sep 316,303[47]
Sep 416,715[48]
Sep 517,625[49]
Sep 618,143[50]
Sep 718,143[51]
Sep 831,486[52]
Sep 933,099[53]
Sep 1051,814[54]
Sep 1185,926[55]
Sep 1286,734[56]
Sep 1392,548[57]
Sep 1492,595[58]
Sep 1592,596[59]
Sep 1693,427[60]
Sep 17110,361[61]
Sep 18112,287[62]
Sep 19113,322[63]
Sep 20113,637[64]
Sep 21113,637[65]
Sep 22113,637[66]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cedar Creek Fire . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb . National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
  2. Web site: 2022-09-16 . ▶️ Cedar Creek Fire fight price tag: $57.9 million . 2022-09-19 . Central Oregon Daily . en-US . The current total cost to fight the fire, maintain and operate the machinery and take care of the personnel: $57,946,000.
  3. News: Cedar Creek Fire in central Oregon reaches 73,922 acres in size, officials say. KGW. Portland. MSN.
  4. News: Cedar Creek Fire tops 74,000 acres, puts up tall pyrocumulus clouds, lightning; wind shift sends smoke back into C.O.. KTVZ. Bend, Oregon.
  5. Web site: Cliff Mass. Cliff Mass weather blog. Major New Fire near Stevens Pass Sending Smoke into the North Sound. September 10, 2022. To the south, the large Cedar Creek Fire in the central Oregon Cascades has spread smoke northwest towards the Long Beach Peninsula. That smoke will move northward over central Puget Sound by dinnertime..
  6. News: Seattle's air quality is worst among major cities in the world. KING-TV. Seattle. September 10, 2022.
  7. Web site: Cedar Creek Fire Information . live . 2022-08-11 . InciWeb . August 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811042514/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8307/ .
  8. News: NPR. More than 2,000 Oregon homes are evacuated as the Cedar Creek fire quadruples in size. September 11, 2022. Becky Sullivan.
  9. Web site: 2022-09-19 . ▶️ Cedar Creek Fire now 113,000 acres; See the new fire progression map . 2022-09-20 . Central Oregon Daily . en-US.
  10. Web site: Willamette National Forest FIRE UPDATE . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  11. Web site: 2022-11-29 . Single Publication . 2022-11-29 . InciWeb . en.
  12. Web site: 2022-11-29 . Single Publication . 2022-11-29 . InciWeb . en.
  13. Web site: 2022-11-29 . Single Publication . 2022-11-29 . InciWeb . en.
  14. Web site: 2022-11-29 . Single Publication . 2022-11-29 . InciWeb . en.
  15. Web site: Krauss . Louis . 2022-09-19 . Unhealthy air returns to Eugene-Springfield due to wildfire smoke; advisory issued . 2022-09-20 . The Register-Guard . en-US.
  16. Web site: Cedar Creek Fire News Releases - InciWeb the Incident Information System . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  17. Web site: 2022-08-03 . Cedar Creek Fire Update . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  18. Web site: Willamette National Forest 9:30 am FIRE UPDATE . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  19. Web site: 2022-08-06 . Cedar Creek Fire Update - August 6, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  20. Web site: 2022-08-07 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 7 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  21. Web site: 2022-08-08 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 8 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  22. Web site: 2022-08-09 . Cedar Creek Fire Update - August 9, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  23. Web site: 2022-08-10 . Cedar Creek Fire Update - August 10, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  24. Web site: 2022-08-11 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 11 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  25. Web site: 2022-08-12 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 12 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  26. Web site: 2022-08-13 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 13 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  27. Web site: 2022-08-14 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 14 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  28. Web site: 2022-08-15 . Cedar Creek Daily Update August 15, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  29. Web site: 2022-08-16 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 16 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  30. Web site: 2022-08-17 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 17, 8:00 a.m. . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  31. Web site: 2022-08-18 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 18, 8:00 a.m. . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  32. Web site: 2022-08-19 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 19 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  33. Web site: 2022-08-20 . Cedar Creek Fire Update 8-20 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  34. Web site: 2022-08-21 . Cedar Creek Fire Update August 21 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  35. Web site: 2022-08-22 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 22 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  36. Web site: 2022-08-23 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, August 23 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  37. Web site: 2022-08-24 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Aug 24, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  38. Web site: 2022-08-25 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Aug 25 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  39. Web site: 2022-08-26 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Aug 26 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  40. Web site: 2022-08-27 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Aug 27 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  41. Web site: 2022-08-28 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Aug 28 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  42. Web site: 2022-08-29 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Aug 29 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  43. Web site: 2022-08-30 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Aug 30 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  44. Web site: 2022-08-31 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Aug 31 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  45. Web site: 2022-09-01 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Sept. 1 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  46. Web site: 2022-09-02 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Sept 2 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  47. Web site: 2022-09-03 . Cedar Creek Fire Update September 3, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  48. Web site: 2022-09-04 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Sept 4 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  49. Web site: 2022-09-05 . Cedar Creek Fire Update 9/5/2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  50. Web site: 2022-09-06 . Cedar Creek Fire Update 9/6/2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  51. Web site: 2022-09-07 . Cedar Creek Fire Update 9/7/2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  52. Web site: 2022-09-08 . Cedar Creek Fire Update 9/8/2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  53. Web site: 2022-09-09 . Cedar Creek Fire Update 9/9/2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  54. Web site: 2022-09-10 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Saturday, September 10, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  55. Web site: 2022-09-11 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Sunday, September 11, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  56. Web site: 2022-09-12 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, September 12, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  57. Web site: 2022-09-13 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Sept. 13, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  58. Web site: 2022-09-14 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Sept. 14, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  59. Web site: 2022-09-15 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, September 15, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  60. Web site: 2022-09-16 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Friday, September 16, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  61. Web site: 2022-09-17 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  62. Web site: 2022-09-18 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Sunday, September 18, 2022 . 2022-09-19 . InciWeb.
  63. Web site: 2022-09-19 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, Monday, September 19, 2022 9 am . 2022-09-20 . InciWeb.
  64. Web site: 2022-09-20 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, September 20, 2022 . 2022-09-21 . InciWeb.
  65. Web site: 2022-09-21 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, September 21, 2022 . 2022-09-23 . InciWeb.
  66. Web site: 2022-09-22 . Cedar Creek Fire Update, September 22, 2022 . 2022-09-23 . InciWeb.

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