Sherman County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Aug 16, 3:00 PM
|
0 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
| Containment |
0% Jul 22, 9:01 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+100 percent
was 0% · Jul 22, 9:01 PM
|
+100 percent
in 26 days
|
| Crew size | — |
24
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
| Money spent | — |
$200,000
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
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The Wilcox Fire is a wildfire near Sherman County, Oregon. It has burned about under 1 acre. Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 24 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 3:00 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
85°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 6 to 12 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Tonight
60°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 12 mph W · 1% chance of rain
Monday
86°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 8 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Monday Night
61°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 8 mph W · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday
87°F · Sunny
Wind 6 to 14 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 3:02 p.m. CDT.
About 24 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $200,000 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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