Umatilla County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
8,096 acres Aug 1, 9:00 AM
|
5,000 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−3,096 acres
was 8,096 acres · Aug 1, 9:00 AM
|
−3,096 acres
in 15 days
|
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
|
— |
| Crew size | — |
159
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
|
— |
| Money spent | — |
$893,878
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
|
— |
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The Lower Dry Creek Mutual Aid Fire is a wildfire near Umatilla County, Oregon. It has burned about 5,000 acres (about 4,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 159 people are on it, run by a Type 2 Team.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 15th at 10:00 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
88°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 8 mph NW · 24% chance of rain
Tonight
59°F · Partly Cloudy then Patchy Smoke
Wind 8 mph S · 10% chance of rain
Sunday
89°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Sunny
Wind 7 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Sunday Night
61°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 7 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Monday
90°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 8 mph SW · 6% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 15th at 10:02 a.m. CDT.
About 159 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 2 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $893,878 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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