2020 Oregon wildfires

2020 Oregon wildfires
Smoke-filled skies over downtown Portland, viewed from southeast Portland, on September 9, 2020
Statistics
Total fires2,027[1]
Total area1,221,324 acres (494,252 ha)[1]
Impacts
Deaths11
Structures destroyed3,000+
Season
2021 →
Map of 2020 Oregon wildfires
Drought intensity in the Pacific Northwest as of September 1, 2020

The 2020 Oregon wildfire season was the most destructive on record in the state of Oregon. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. The fires killed at least 11 people, burned more than 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of land, and destroyed thousands of homes.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Final ODF fire report for 2020 fire season". October 19, 2020. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Newburger, Emma (September 12, 2020). "At least 33 dead as wildfires scorch millions of acres across Western U.S. — 'It is apocalyptic'". CNBC. Retrieved September 22, 2020.