2022 Oregon wildfires

2022 Oregon wildfries
Pyrocumulus cloud created by the Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon
Pyrocumulus cloud created by the Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon on August 4
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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.[3]

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref
Griffin Harney 1,705 July 15 August 11 Unknown cause
Windigo Deschutes 1,007 July 30 September 5 Caused by lightning strike [4]
Cedar Creek Deschutes, Lane 112,287 August 1 November 22 Caused by lightning strike; caused the evacuation on the city of Oakridge [5]
Big Swamp Douglas 111 August 1 September 4 Caused by lightning strike; 1 firefighter died after being struck by a tree [6][7]
Miller Road Wasco 10,847 August 2 August 25 Unknown cause. Destroyed 1 structure [8]
Rum Creek Josephine 21,347 August 17 October 17 Caused by lightning strike; 1 firefighter died after being struck by a tree [9][10]
Crockets Knob Grant 4,287 August 22 November 22 Caused by lightning strike [11]
Sturgill Union, Wallowa 23,507 August 22 October 26 Caused by lightning strike [12]
Nebo Wallowa 12,609 August 25 October 26 Caused by lightning strike [13]
Double Creek Wallowa 171,532 August 30 October 26 Caused by lightning strike [14]
Van Meter Klamath 3,500 September 7 September 8 Unknown cause, burning near Merrill [15]
Amelia Road Malheur 3,727 September 8 September 10 Unknown cause

References

  1. ^ "Oregon governor declares statewide emergency as wildfire spreads". Associated Press. August 29, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Governor Declares Wildfire State Of Emergency | News Radio 1190 KEX". Portland Local News. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brown declares conflagration for wildfire south of The Dalles". Oregon Public Broadcasting. August 3, 2022. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Windigo Fire Information". InciWeb. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cedar Creek Fire Information". InciWeb. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Big Swamp Fire Information". InciWeb. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Michigan firefighter struck by tree, killed while fighting Big Swamp Fire on Willamette National Forest". KTVZ. August 11, 2022. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "Crews report progress on Windigo, Miller Road wildfires". FOX 26 KMVU. August 8, 2022. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "Rum Creek Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  10. ^ Urness, Zach (August 19, 2022), "Wildland firefighter killed on Rum Creek Fire identified", Statesman Journal, retrieved September 12, 2022
  11. ^ "Crockets Knob Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  12. ^ "Sturgill Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Nebo Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "Double Creek Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "Van Meter Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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