Baker County, Oregon · Wildfire
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The Anthony Fire is a wildfire near Baker County, Oregon. It has burned about 1,948 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 20% of its edge; the other 80% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 11 days ago. About 639 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
86°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 5 to 9 mph NE · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Smoke
Wind 2 to 8 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
86°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 7 mph ESE · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
64°F · Smoke
Wind 2 to 7 mph NNW · 2% chance of rain
Monday
87°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 2 to 7 mph ESE · 2% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
About 639 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $9 million has been spent on it so far.
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