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2024 Oregon wildfires

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2024 Oregon wildfires
Smoke column from the Little Yamsay Fire as seen on Silver Lake Road - May 11, 2024
Statistics
Total fires9 [1][2]
Total area7,120.12 acres (2,881.41 ha)[3][4]
Impacts
Deaths0
Season
← 2023

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.[5]

List of wildfires[edit]

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
Little Yamsay Klamath 6,340 April 20 May 2024 Lightning-caused [6][7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Watch Duty Wildfire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "InciWeb". InciWeb. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Watch Duty Wildfire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "InciWeb". InciWeb. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, period June through September 2024" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. June 1, 2024. pp. 1, 5–6.
  6. ^ "Little Yamsay Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Little Yamsay Fire being used as prescribed burn near Chemult". KDRV. Retrieved June 19, 2024.