Jefferson County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
4,835 acres Jul 28, 6:00 PM
|
4,834 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−1 acres
was 4,835 acres · Jul 28, 6:00 PM
|
−1 acres
in 19 days
|
| Containment |
99% Jul 29, 10:00 AM
|
100%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+1 percent
was 99% · Jul 29, 10:00 AM
|
+1 percent
in 18 days
|
| Crew size |
140 Jul 28, 6:00 PM
|
65
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−75
was 140 · Jul 28, 6:00 PM
|
−75
in 19 days
|
| Money spent |
$1.5M Jul 27, 7:01 PM
|
$1.8M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+$300,000
was $1.5M · Jul 27, 7:01 PM
|
+$300,000
in 20 days
|
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The Ten Mile Fire is a wildfire near Jefferson County, Oregon. It has burned about 4,834 acres (about 4,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 65 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 2:01 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
91°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 3 to 8 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 10 mph NW · 1% chance of rain
Monday
92°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 6 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Monday Night
57°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 6 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Tuesday
93°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 16 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 2:05 p.m. CDT.
About 65 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $2 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:
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