2018 Oregon wildfires

2018 Oregon wildfires
Thunderstorms over the weekend of July 14-15 brought thousands of lightning strikes to the state of Oregon, starting 150 wildfires. Fires on the Umpqua, Rogue River, Winema, and Siskiyou National Forests are seen in this July 18, 2018, NASA satellite photo.
Statistics[1][2]
Total fires2,019
Total area897,263 acres (3,631.09 km2)
Season
← 2017

Wildfires in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2018 include the Boxcar Fire, Graham Fire, and Jack Knife Fire.[3]

In July, one person was killed by the Substation Fire,[4] which also destroyed the Charles E. Nelson House.

  1. ^ "2018 National Year-to-Date Report on Fires and Acres Burned by State" (PDF). NIFC. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Southern Area Coordination Center". Southern Area Coordination Center. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Three large Oregon fires burning across more than 116,000 acres almost contained". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Parks, Molly Solomon | Bradley W. "1 Person Dead In Ongoing Substation Fire Near The Dalles, Oregon". www.opb.org. Retrieved July 19, 2018.