Jefferson County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
51,308 acres Jul 27, 9:00 PM
|
70,821 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+19,513 acres
was 51,308 acres · Jul 27, 9:00 PM
|
+19,513 acres
in 20 days
|
| Containment |
10% Jul 28, 9:00 AM
|
100%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+90 percent
was 10% · Jul 28, 9:00 AM
|
+90 percent
in 19 days
|
| Crew size |
995 Jul 27, 9:00 PM
|
1,111
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+116
was 995 · Jul 27, 9:00 PM
|
+116
in 20 days
|
| Money spent |
$15.9M Jul 27, 9:00 PM
|
$18.1M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+$2.3M
was $15.9M · Jul 27, 9:00 PM
|
+$2.3M
in 20 days
|
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The Brewer Fire is a wildfire near Jefferson County, Oregon. It has burned about 70,821 acres (about 54,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 1,111 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 2:01 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
84°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 9 mph NW · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
56°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 9 mph NE · 2% chance of rain
Monday
85°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 8 mph N · 3% chance of rain
Monday Night
56°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 8 mph E · 3% chance of rain
Tuesday
87°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 12 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 2:03 p.m. CDT.
About 1,111 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 $18 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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