Jackson County, Oregon · Wildfire
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The E Evans Creek Rd 18000 Fire is a wildfire near Jackson County, Oregon. It has burned about 13,090 acres (about 10,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 8% of its edge; the other 92% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 9 days ago. About 2,089 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
93°F · Smoke
Wind 1 to 12 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
57°F · Smoke
Wind 6 to 12 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
98°F · Smoke
Wind 1 to 12 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
65°F · Smoke
Wind 1 to 12 mph N · 7% chance of rain
Monday
96°F · Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 5 mph NNE · 7% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:33 p.m. CDT.
About 2,089 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 $19 million has been spent on it so far.
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