ODF Fire Report for Sept. 20, 2020

September 20, 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.

You can also check out the weekend fire status update video from Chief of Fire Protection Doug Grafe.

Fire name Acres burned (est.) Containment Location
Lionshead 198,314      10% 20 miles W of Warm Springs
Beachie Creek 192,713      25% 15 miles N of Detroit
Holiday Farm 173,025      14% 3 miles W of McKenzie Bridge
Riverside 137,880      20% 2 miles SE of Estacada
Archie Creek 131,598      38% 20 miles E of Glide
Brattain 47,421      49%  8 miles S of Paisley
Slater 42,485 in Oregon      18% SE of Cave Junction (also in No. California)
S. Obenchain 32,671      55% 5 miles E of Eagle Point
Two Four Two 14,473      64% W/NW of Chiloquin
Thielsen 9,703      22% 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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