Baker County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
2,583 acres Jul 31, 8:00 PM
|
2,584 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+1 acres
was 2,583 acres · Jul 31, 8:00 PM
|
+1 acres
in 16 days
|
| Containment |
64% Jul 26, 7:01 PM
|
89%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+25 percent
was 64% · Jul 26, 7:01 PM
|
+25 percent
in 21 days
|
| Crew size |
79 Aug 11, 8:01 PM
|
45
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−34
was 79 · Aug 11, 8:01 PM
|
−34
in 5 days
|
| Money spent |
$20.7M Aug 1, 7:01 PM
|
$21.0M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+$322,472
was $20.7M · Aug 1, 7:01 PM
|
+$322,472
in 15 days
|
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The Anthony Fire is a wildfire near Baker County, Oregon. It has burned about 2,584 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 89% of its edge; the other 11% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 45 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
80°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 7 mph NE · 24% chance of rain
Tonight
61°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 9 mph WNW · 3% chance of rain
Monday
83°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 to 7 mph N · 22% chance of rain
Monday Night
62°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 7 mph WNW · 22% chance of rain
Tuesday
84°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 to 6 mph NW · 12% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 2:02 p.m. CDT.
About 45 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $21 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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