Jefferson County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
15,203 acres Jul 24, 9:00 AM
|
21,432 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+6,229 acres
was 15,203 acres · Jul 24, 9:00 AM
|
+6,229 acres
in 23 days
|
| Containment |
0% Jul 24, 9:00 AM
|
100%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+100 percent
was 0% · Jul 24, 9:00 AM
|
+100 percent
in 23 days
|
| Crew size |
113 Jul 23, 10:00 PM
|
209
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+96
was 113 · Jul 23, 10:00 PM
|
+96
in 24 days
|
| Money spent |
$1.0M Jul 23, 10:00 PM
|
$1.1M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+$121,157
was $1.0M · Jul 23, 10:00 PM
|
+$121,157
in 24 days
|
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The Box Springs Fire is a wildfire near Jefferson County, Oregon. It has burned about 21,432 acres (about 16,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 209 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 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
76°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 7 mph N · 3% chance of rain
Tonight
60°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 7 mph SE · 3% chance of rain
Monday
77°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 6 mph NE · 3% chance of rain
Monday Night
60°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 6 mph W · 3% chance of rain
Tuesday
78°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 9 mph W · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 2:04 p.m. CDT.
About 209 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 $1 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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