Wheeler County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
6,614 acres Aug 5, 8:00 PM
|
6,789 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+175 acres
was 6,614 acres · Aug 5, 8:00 PM
|
+175 acres
in 12 days
|
| Containment |
37% Jul 28, 9:00 PM
|
68%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+31 percent
was 37% · Jul 28, 9:00 PM
|
+31 percent
in 20 days
|
| Crew size | — |
1
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
| Money spent | — |
$100,000
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
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The Camel Hump Fire is a wildfire near Wheeler County, Oregon. It has burned about 6,789 acres (about 5,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 68% of its edge; the other 32% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 3 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 12:01 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.
Today
85°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 8 mph NW · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
59°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 7 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Tuesday
86°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
57°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 3 to 9 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
86°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 12:03 p.m. CDT.
About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $100,000 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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