Harney County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
4,594 acres Jul 24, 7:01 PM
|
4,553 acres
Aug 16, 6:01 AM
−41 acres
was 4,594 acres · Jul 24, 7:01 PM
|
−41 acres
in 22 days
|
| Containment |
80% Jul 29, 6:00 PM
|
82%
Aug 16, 6:01 AM
+2 percent
was 80% · Jul 29, 6:00 PM
|
+2 percent
in 18 days
|
| Crew size |
354 Jul 27, 11:01 PM
|
3
Aug 16, 6:01 AM
−351
was 354 · Jul 27, 11:01 PM
|
−351
in 19 days
|
| Money spent |
$4.2M Jul 24, 7:01 PM
|
$4.7M
Aug 16, 6:01 AM
+$491,471
was $4.2M · Jul 24, 7:01 PM
|
+$491,471
in 22 days
|
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The Egypt Fire is a wildfire near Harney County, Oregon. It has burned about 4,553 acres (about 3,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 82% of its edge; the other 18% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 3 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. 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 6:01 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
53°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 3 mph NE · 1% chance of rain
Sunday
84°F · Sunny
Wind 1 to 9 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
51°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 7 mph NNE · 1% chance of rain
Monday
84°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 9 mph S · 9% chance of rain
Monday Night
53°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 8 mph NNW · 8% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 6:02 a.m. CDT.
About 3 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $5 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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