Wheeler County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Jul 21, 8:00 AM
|
1,816 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+1,816 acres
was 0 acres · Jul 21, 8:00 AM
|
+1,816 acres
in 26 days
|
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
|
— |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — |
$10,000
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
|
— |
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The 0502 Fire is a wildfire near Wheeler County, Oregon. It has burned about 1,816 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. 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
83°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 7 to 10 mph NW · 1% chance of rain
Tonight
61°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 10 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Monday
84°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 9 mph NW · 2% chance of rain
Monday Night
61°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 9 mph NW · 2% chance of rain
Tuesday
85°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 13 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 2:04 p.m. CDT.
This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.
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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