Gilliam County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
640 acres
Jul 29, 5:00 PM
|
— |
| Containment |
86% Jul 24, 1:00 PM
|
100%
Jul 29, 5:00 PM
+14 percent
was 86% · Jul 24, 1:00 PM
|
+14 percent
in 5 days
|
| Crew size | — |
3
Jul 29, 5:00 PM
|
— |
| Money spent | — |
$50,000
Jul 29, 5:00 PM
|
— |
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The Sully Fire is a wildfire near Gilliam County, Oregon. It has burned about 640 acres (about 485 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported 11 days ago. About 3 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 Wednesday, July 29th at 5:00 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 9 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
62°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Clear
Wind 12 to 17 mph SW · 1% chance of rain
Thursday
87°F · Sunny
Wind 13 to 17 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Thursday Night
60°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 9 to 17 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Friday
92°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 9 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 29th at 5:03 p.m. CDT.
About 3 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $50,000 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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