Crook County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
29,871 acres Aug 2, 9:00 PM
|
29,850 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−21 acres
was 29,871 acres · Aug 2, 9:00 PM
|
−21 acres
in 14 days
|
| Containment |
92% Aug 5, 10:00 PM
|
97%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+5 percent
was 92% · Aug 5, 10:00 PM
|
+5 percent
in 11 days
|
| Crew size |
25 Aug 8, 8:00 PM
|
8
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−17
was 25 · Aug 8, 8:00 PM
|
−17
in 8 days
|
| Money spent |
$1.6M Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
$1.7M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+$32,752
was $1.6M · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
+$32,752
in about 20 hours
|
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The Henry Fire is a wildfire near Crook County, Oregon. It has burned about 29,850 acres (about 23,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 97% of its edge; the other 3% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 8 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team. 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 2:01 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.
This Afternoon
87°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 7 mph W · 1% chance of rain
Tonight
52°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 7 mph NW · 1% chance of rain
Monday
87°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 6 mph NW · 3% chance of rain
Monday Night
51°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 6 mph NW · 3% chance of rain
Tuesday
87°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 9 mph NW · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 2:04 p.m. CDT.
About 8 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $2 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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