Wallowa County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
3,668 acres Jul 31, 7:01 PM
|
4,169 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+501 acres
was 3,668 acres · Jul 31, 7:01 PM
|
+501 acres
in 15 days
|
| Containment |
87% Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
95%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+8 percent
was 87% · Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
+8 percent
in about 8 hours
|
| Crew size |
20 Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
9
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
−11
was 20 · Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
−11
in about 8 hours
|
| Money spent |
$15.7M Aug 9, 4:00 PM
|
$16.2M
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+$578,075
was $15.7M · Aug 9, 4:00 PM
|
+$578,075
in 7 days
|
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The Burnt Creek Fire is a wildfire near Wallowa County, Oregon. It has burned about 4,169 acres (about 3,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 9 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 Sunday, August 16th at 5:00 a.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.
Overnight
56°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 1 mph SW · 4% chance of rain
Sunday
83°F · Mostly Sunny then Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 mph N · 13% chance of rain
Sunday Night
60°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 mph N · 6% chance of rain
Monday
84°F · Patchy Smoke then Chance Rain Showers
Wind 2 mph N · 26% chance of rain
Monday Night
61°F · Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 2 mph S · 26% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 5:01 a.m. CDT.
About 9 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $16 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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