Klamath County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
53,388 acres Aug 17, 11:00 AM
|
53,628 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+240 acres
was 53,388 acres · Aug 17, 11:00 AM
|
+240 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment |
47% Aug 17, 11:00 AM
|
51%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+4 percent
was 47% · Aug 17, 11:00 AM
|
+4 percent
in about 1 hour
|
| Crew size |
978 Aug 17, 11:00 AM
|
942
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
−36
was 978 · Aug 17, 11:00 AM
|
−36
in about 1 hour
|
| Money spent |
$18.2M Aug 17, 11:00 AM
|
$20.4M
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+$2.2M
was $18.2M · Aug 17, 11:00 AM
|
+$2.2M
in about 1 hour
|
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The Wrights Spring Fire is a wildfire near Klamath County, Oregon. It has burned about 53,628 acres (about 41,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 51% of its edge; the other 49% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 12 days ago. About 942 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 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
81°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 5 mph SW · 7% chance of rain
Tonight
55°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 2 to 6 mph NNW · 7% chance of rain
Tuesday
83°F · Sunny
Wind 1 to 6 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
56°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 6 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
84°F · Sunny
Wind 5 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 12:06 p.m. CDT.
About 942 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 $20 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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