Harney County, Oregon · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
960 acres
Sep 7, 9:00 PM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Sep 7, 9:00 PM
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— |
| Crew size | — |
92
Sep 7, 9:00 PM
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— |
| Money spent | — |
$850,000
Sep 7, 9:00 PM
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The Hoop Fire is a wildfire near Harney County, Oregon. It has burned about 960 acres (about 727 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 92 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 21st at 11:00 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.
Today
85°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 1 to 14 mph SW · 16% chance of rain
Tonight
62°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Blowing Dust
Wind 3 to 18 mph SSE · 20% chance of rain
Saturday
81°F · Patchy Blowing Dust
Wind 13 to 23 mph SSW · 20% chance of rain
Saturday Night
54°F · Patchy Blowing Dust then Mostly Clear
Wind 2 to 20 mph WNW · 6% chance of rain
Sunday
78°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 10 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 21st at 11:01 a.m. CDT.
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About 92 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $850,000 has been spent on it so far.
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