| Chetco Bar Fire | |
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| Date(s) | July 12, 2017 – November 2, 2017 |
| Location | Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°17′49″N 123°57′14″W / 42.297°N 123.954°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 191,125 acres (773 km2) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Map | |
  Location of fire in Oregon. | |
The Chetco Bar Fire was a wildfire in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Oregon, United States. The fire, which was caused by a lightning strike and first reported on July 12, 2017. It burned 191,125 acres (773 km2) as of November 4, when it was declared 100% contained. The Chetco Bar Fire area is subject to warm, dry winds known as the Brookings effect (also known as Chetco Effect), driven by high pressure over the Great Basin. The fire re-burned portions of the 2002 Biscuit Fire and the 1987 Silver Fire. The fire directly impacted communities surrounding it, causing mandatory evacuations.
- ^ "Chetco Bar Fire". Chetco Bar Fire. U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.