| 2024 Oregon wildfires | |
|---|---|
 Smoke column from the Little Yamsay Fire as seen on Silver Lake Road - May 11, 2024 | |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 2,039[1] |
| Total area | 1,915,554 acres (775,197 ha)[2] |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1[3] |
| 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.[4]
As of September 23, an estimated 1.9 million acres have burned, breaking the state record previously set in 2020.[5]
- ^ "Fire situation reports". Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Fire situation reports". Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Tanker-plane wreckage, body of pilot found in eastern Oregon; investigation underway". Oregonlive. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Alex Jensen (June 1, 2024). "National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, period June through September 2024" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. pp. 1, 5–6.
- ^ "Fire situation reports". Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). Retrieved October 9, 2024.