Baker County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
868 acres Aug 2, 7:00 PM
|
851 acres
Aug 16, 4:01 AM
−17 acres
was 868 acres · Aug 2, 7:00 PM
|
−17 acres
in 13 days
|
| Containment |
72% Aug 7, 7:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 16, 4:01 AM
+28 percent
was 72% · Aug 7, 7:00 PM
|
+28 percent
in 8 days
|
| Crew size |
11 Aug 6, 6:00 PM
|
1
Aug 16, 4:01 AM
−10
was 11 · Aug 6, 6:00 PM
|
−10
in 9 days
|
| Money spent |
$2.2M Aug 7, 7:00 PM
|
$2.3M
Aug 16, 4:01 AM
+$100,000
was $2.2M · Aug 7, 7:00 PM
|
+$100,000
in 8 days
|
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The Bob Creek Fire is a wildfire near Baker County, Oregon. It has burned about 851 acres (about 645 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 1 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 Sunday, August 16th at 4:01 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.
Overnight
62°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph NNW · 2% chance of rain
Sunday
84°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 to 8 mph S · 10% chance of rain
Sunday Night
64°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 6 to 15 mph NW · 3% chance of rain
Monday
86°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 8 mph S · 14% chance of rain
Monday Night
65°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 7 to 14 mph NW · 14% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 4:02 a.m. CDT.
About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $2 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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