Crook County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
400 acres Jul 30, 10:00 PM
|
2,136 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+1,736 acres
was 400 acres · Jul 30, 10:00 PM
|
+1,736 acres
in 17 days
|
| Containment |
0% Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+100 percent
was 0% · Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
+100 percent
in 21 days
|
| Crew size |
29 Jul 26, 9:00 PM
|
114
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+85
was 29 · Jul 26, 9:00 PM
|
+85
in 22 days
|
| Money spent |
$81,900 Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
$155,700
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$73,800
was $81,900 · Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
+$73,800
in 21 days
|
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The Green Mountain Fire is a wildfire near Crook County, Oregon. It has burned about 2,136 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 114 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 Monday, August 17th at 9:00 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
81°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 7 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
57°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 7 mph N · 2% chance of rain
Tuesday
81°F · Sunny
Wind 1 to 9 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
55°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 9 mph N · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
81°F · Sunny
Wind 1 to 7 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 9:04 a.m. CDT.
About 114 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 $155,700 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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