The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon's southwest, central and eastern areas, ing to the map. In northwest Oregon, most of the Willamette Valley is classified as low risk while the edges of the valley and Coast Range mountains to the coast are largely moderate risk.
2024 Oregon wildfires Total fires 2,039 Total area 1,915,554 acres (775,197 ha) Impacts Deaths 14 more rows
Oregon/Washington Fire Management. The BLM Oregon and Washington Fire Program manages fires across 16.1 million acres of public lands. The number one priority is always firefighter and public safety.
The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon's southwest, central and eastern areas, ing to the map. In northwest Oregon, most of the Willamette Valley is classified as low risk while the edges of the valley and Coast Range mountains to the coast are largely moderate risk.
The Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer places every single tax lot in Oregon in a risk category ranging from zero to extreme. Large stretches of Central, Eastern and Southern Oregon landed in the red “extreme” wildfire risk category based on weather, climate topography, vegetation and nearby buildings.
Longer, hotter summers lead to more droughts and a longer wildfire season. Dry conditions make it easier for lightning storms and strong winds to start fires. These fires can spread, combine and burn for longer.
The Wildfire Setup On July 06, 2021, lightning strikes sparked the Bootleg Fire in Klamath County, resulting in 413,000 burned acres. By July 10, 2021, the fire was threatening 1,197 homes in and around the communities of Sprague River, Bly and Beatty.
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