Wheeler County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
73,016 acres Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
73,179 acres
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+163 acres
was 73,016 acres · Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
+163 acres
in 4 days
|
| Containment |
82% Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
89%
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+7 percent
was 82% · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
+7 percent
in 1 day
|
| Crew size |
340 Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
336
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
−4
was 340 · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
−4
in 1 day
|
| Money spent |
$25.8M Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
$26.6M
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+$778,585
was $25.8M · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
+$778,585
in 1 day
|
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The Shingle Fire is a wildfire near Wheeler County, Oregon. It has burned about 73,179 acres (about 55,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 89% of its edge; the other 11% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 336 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 8:00 a.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.
Today
82°F · Patchy Smoke then Partly Sunny
Wind 0 to 6 mph N · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 6 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Tuesday
82°F · Sunny
Wind 1 to 9 mph NW · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
56°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 9 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
83°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 8:03 a.m. CDT.
About 336 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $27 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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