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2018 Oregon wildfires
Thunderstorms over the weekend of July 14-15 brought thousands of lightning strikes to the state of Oregon, starting 150 wildfires. Fires on the Umpqua, Rogue River, Winema, and Siskiyou National Forests are seen in this July 18, 2018, NASA satellite photo.
Statistics[1][2]
Total fires2,019
Total area897,263 acres (3,631.09 km2)
Season
← 2017

Wildfires in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2018 include the Boxcar Fire, Graham Fire, and Jack Knife Fire.[3]

In July, one person was killed by the Substation Fire,[4] which also destroyed the Charles E. Nelson House.

Wildfires

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The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres, or produced significant structural damage or loss of life.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Status Notes Ref
Boxcar Wasco 100,207 June 21, 2018 July 6, 2018 Contained Lightning-caused. Portions of U.S. Route 197 closed and evacuations issued for Maupin [5][6]
Graham Jefferson 2,175 June 21, 2018 July 4, 2018 Contained Lightning-caused. Threatened structures and burned near Lake Billy Chinook. [7][8]
Jack Knife Sherman 15,676 June 22, 2018 July 6, 2018 Contained Lightning-caused. Burned east of Maupin near John Day River. [9][10]
Klondike Josephine 175,258 July 15, 2018 November 6, 2018 Contained Lightning-caused. Burned near the Illinois River and evacuations issued for Galice, Merlin, and communities along U.S. Route 199. [11][12]
Taylor Creek Josephine 52,839 July 15, 2018 Contained Lightning-caused. Evacuations near Rogue River and Grants Pass. Portion of Rogue River closed. [13][14]
Garner Complex Josephine 8,886 July 15, 2018 August 14, 2018 Contained Included Grave Fires, Pleasant Creek Fire, and Spencer Fires. Burned north of Rogue River with evacuations for Wimer. [15][16]
Hendrix Jackson 1,082 July 15, 2018 August 14, 2018 Contained Lightning-caused. Burned in Little Applegate River area southwest of Ashland. Evacuations for Ruch. [17][16]
Miles Jackson, Douglas 54,334 July 15, 2018 Contained Sugar Pine, South Umpqua Complex and Miles fire merged [18][19]
Timber Crater 6 Klamath 3,126 July 15, 2018 August 16, 2018 Contained Lightning-caused. Burned in northeast corner of Crater Lake National Park. [20][21]
Substation Wasco 78,425 July 17, 2018 August 2, 2018 Contained Possibly human-caused. Burned close to The Dalles. Evacuations near Moro and Grass Valley. Killed one person and destroyed the Charles E. Nelson House. [22][23]
Long Hollow Wasco 33,451 July 26, 2018 August 14, 2018 Contained Caused by farming equipment. Evacuations along the Deschutes River. [24][25]
Lake Wallula Umatilla 12,462 July 29, 2018 July 30, 2018 Contained Unknown cause. Burned along U.S. Route 730. [26][27]
South Valley Wasco 20,026 August 1, 2018 August 10, 2018 Contained Human-caused. Evacuations for 500 people south of Dufur. Closed portion of U.S. Route 197 closed. [28][29]
Watson Lake 16,227 August 15, 2018 Contained Started from a vehicle conducting maintenance on Paradise Creek allotment. Burned in Fremont-Winema National Forest. [30][31]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 National Year-to-Date Report on Fires and Acres Burned by State" (PDF). NIFC. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Southern Area Coordination Center". Southern Area Coordination Center. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Three large Oregon fires burning across more than 116,000 acres almost contained". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Parks, Molly Solomon | Bradley W. "1 Person Dead In Ongoing Substation Fire Near The Dalles, Oregon". www.opb.org. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Boxcar Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Gibson, Mark (August 27, 2020). "Boxcar fire burns near Maupin". Columbia Gorge News. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "Graham Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  8. ^ Loew, Tracy (June 24, 2018). "Boxcar Fire grows to 87,000 acres; evacuation lifted at Graham Fire". Statesman Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  9. ^ "Jack Knife Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Boxcar Fire and Jack Knife Fire Update 6/25 9 AM". centraloregonfire.org. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  11. ^ "Klondike Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "Taylor Creek Fire and Klondike Fire" (PDF). fire.ak.blm.gov. Alaska Incident Management Team. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  13. ^ "Taylor Creek Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  14. ^ Urness, Zach; Woodworth, Whitney (July 31, 2018). "Southern Oregon wildfires: Taylor Creek Fire closes section of Rogue River". KGW. Salem Statesman Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  15. ^ "Garner Complex Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  16. ^ a b Davis, David; Urness, Zach (July 24, 2018). "Southern Oregon fires: Air quality worst in United States, but area avoids new lightning fires". Statesman Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  17. ^ "Hendrix Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  18. ^ "Sugar Pine Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  19. ^ "South Umpqua Complex Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  20. ^ "Timber Crater 6 Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  21. ^ Davis, David; Urness, Zach (July 24, 2018). "Crews battling the Timber Crater 6 Fire successfully prevent blaze from growing". Statesman Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  22. ^ "Substation Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  23. ^ Cruz Guevarra, Ericka; Templeton, Amelia; VanderHart, Dirk (July 19, 2018). "Substation Fire Now Nation's Top Firefighting Priority". Oregon Public Radio. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  24. ^ "Long Hollow Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  25. ^ Park, Eileen (July 27, 2018). "17K acre Long Hollow Fire started by farming equipment". KOIN. CBS. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  26. ^ "National Large Incident Year-to-Date Report" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  27. ^ "Lake Wallula Fire 65 percent contained". East Oregonian. July 31, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  28. ^ "South Valley Fire". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  29. ^ Woodworth, Whitney; Urness, Zach (August 3, 2018). "South Valley Fire forces 500 people from homes, grows to 20,00 acres". Statesman Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  30. ^ "Watson Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  31. ^ "2nd Lawsuit Filed Against Oregon Ranch Over 2018's Watson Creek Wildfire". Oregon Public Radio. Associated Press. June 19, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2025.


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