Grant County, Oregon · Wildfire
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The Salmon Fire is a wildfire near Grant County, Oregon. It has burned about 1,508 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 15% of its edge; the other 85% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 11 days ago. About 1,424 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
This Afternoon
73°F · Smoke
Wind 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
52°F · Smoke
Wind 5 to 13 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
73°F · Smoke
Wind 3 to 9 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
58°F · Smoke
Wind 6 to 9 mph N · 2% chance of rain
Monday
72°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 5 to 8 mph NW · 2% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
About 1,424 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $15 million has been spent on it so far.
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