Grant County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
723 acres Aug 11, 8:01 PM
|
722 acres
Sep 22, 11:00 PM
−1 acres
was 723 acres · Aug 11, 8:01 PM
|
−1 acres
in about 1 month
|
| Containment |
95% Aug 21, 9:00 PM
|
100%
Sep 22, 11:00 PM
+5 percent
was 95% · Aug 21, 9:00 PM
|
+5 percent
in about 1 month
|
| Crew size |
10 Aug 19, 9:00 PM
|
4
Sep 22, 11:00 PM
−6
was 10 · Aug 19, 9:00 PM
|
−6
in about 1 month
|
| Money spent |
$2.6M Aug 20, 7:01 PM
|
$2.6M
Sep 22, 11:00 PM
+$14,007
was $2.6M · Aug 20, 7:01 PM
|
+$14,007
in about 1 month
|
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The Cottonwood Fire is a wildfire near Grant County, Oregon. It has burned about 722 acres (about 547 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 4 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 10:00 p.m. CDT.
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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 a specific fire will do.
| Day | Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Tonight | — | 40°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 mph W · 44% rain
Wind: Calm
Heat: Cool
Some rain
|
| Saturday | 65°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 mph W · 36% rain
Wind: Calm
Heat: Cool
Some rain
|
42°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Wind 2 mph N · 34% rain
Wind: Calm
Heat: Cool
Some rain
|
| Sunday | 65°F · Rain Showers Likely
Wind 1 to 6 mph N · 68% rain
Wind: Calm
Heat: Cool
Rain likely
|
43°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 1 to 6 mph W · 68% rain
Wind: Calm
Heat: Cool
Rain likely
|
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 10:01 p.m. CDT.
About 4 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $3 million has been spent on it so far.
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