Wasco County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
4,000 acres Jul 30, 9:00 PM
|
43,818 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+39,818 acres
was 4,000 acres · Jul 30, 9:00 PM
|
+39,818 acres
in 18 days
|
| Containment |
50% Jul 31, 1:00 PM
|
89%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+39 percent
was 50% · Jul 31, 1:00 PM
|
+39 percent
in 17 days
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent |
$11.9M Aug 3, 9:00 PM
|
$12.4M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$459,905
was $11.9M · Aug 3, 9:00 PM
|
+$459,905
in 14 days
|
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The Little Buck Fire is a wildfire near Wasco County, Oregon. It has burned about 43,818 acres (about 33,000 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. A Type 5 IC is running it.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 11:01 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
Wind 3 to 8 mph NE · 9% chance of rain
Tonight
62°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 9 mph NW · 13% chance of rain
Saturday
83°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 10 mph NW · 17% chance of rain
Saturday Night
61°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 12 mph W · 4% chance of rain
Sunday
84°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 to 9 mph W · 3% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 11:04 a.m. CDT.
A Type 5 IC is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $12 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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