ODF Fire Report for Sept. 19, 2020

September 19, 2020

We are closely monitoring 10 major fires in Oregon, down from 17 originally (see table below for details). Fires are removed from the list when they are 100% lined and fire managers are confident in their progress toward containment. There are more than 7,500 personnel assigned to these fires, not including many of the government employees, landowners, forestland operators, and members of the community who are contributing every day. There have been resources from 39 states and multiple Canadian provinces in this fight alongside Oregonians. About 1 million acres have burned in Oregon since the start of this year, which is nearly double the 10-year average of approximately 557,811.

Fire name Acres burned (est.) Containment Location
Lionshead 198,231      10% 20 miles W of Warm Springs
Beachie Creek 192,012      20% 15 miles N of Detroit
Holiday Farm 173,025      12% 3 miles W of McKenzie Bridge
Riverside 137,865      11% 2 miles SE of Estacada
Archie Creek 130,429       32% 20 miles E of Glide
Brattain 47,243      44%  8 miles S of Paisley
Slater 42,000 in Oregon      10% SE of Cave Junction (also in No. California)
S. Obenchain 32,833      45% 5 miles E of Eagle Point
Two Four Two 14,473      49% W/NW of Chiloquin
Thielsen 9,536      18% E of Diamond Lake

Please note: The acres burned estimates above are based very limited information available. These numbers will change over the next several days, in some cases significantly. We will be taking every opportunity to map these fires. Fire maps are an important tool for both ongoing response operations and keeping people informed.

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