Wallowa County, Oregon · Wildfire
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The Paradise Fire is a wildfire near Wallowa County, Oregon. It has burned about 250 acres (about 189 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 3 days 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 Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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
83°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 8 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 7 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
84°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 6 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
63°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 3 mph NE · 0% chance of rain
Monday
86°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 1 to 5 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:35 p.m. CDT.
About 3 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $10,000 has been spent on it so far.
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