2018 Oregon wildfires

{{Short description|2018 wildfire season in the U.S. state of Oregon}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox wildfire

| title = 2018 Oregon wildfires

| image = File:July 2018 satellite Oregon fires.jpg

| caption = 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.

| reference = {{cite web|url=https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/2018_statssumm/fires_acres18.pdf|title=2018 National Year-to-Date Report on Fires and Acres Burned by State|website=NIFC|date=August 2, 2018|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://gacc.nifc.gov/sacc/intelligence.php|title=Southern Area Coordination Center|website=Southern Area Coordination Center|date=|accessdate=July 7, 2018}}

| coordinates =

| total_area = {{convert|897,263|acres|km2}}

| total_fires = 2,019

| injuries =

| fatalities =

| is_season = yes

| year = 2018

| season_name = Oregon wildfires

}}

Wildfires in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2018 include the Boxcar Fire, Graham Fire, and Jack Knife Fire.{{Cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/06/more_than_116000_acres_of_fire.html#incart_river_index|title=Three large Oregon fires burning across more than 116,000 acres almost contained|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-07-06|language=en-US}}

In July, one person was killed by the Substation Fire,{{Cite web|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/substation-fire-death-the-dalles-oregon/|title=1 Person Dead In Ongoing Substation Fire Near The Dalles, Oregon|last=Parks|first=Molly Solomon {{!}} Bradley W.|website=www.opb.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-19}} which also destroyed the Charles E. Nelson House.

Wildfires

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

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Name

! County

! Acres

! Start date

! Containment date

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BoxcarWasco{{yes2|100,207}}June 21, 2018July 6, 2018{{Yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Boxcar Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5862/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}
GrahamJefferson{{yes2|2,175}}June 21, 2018July 4, 2018{{Yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Graham Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5855/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}
Jack KnifeSherman{{yes2|15,676}}June 22, 2018July 6, 2018{{Yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Jack Knife Fire|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5864/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711234935/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5864/|url-status=dead}}
KlondikeJosephine{{yes2|175,258}}July 15, 2018November 6, 2018{{Yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Klondike Fire|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5998/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802015639/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5998/|url-status=dead}}
Taylor Creek Fire|Taylor CreekJosephine{{no2|52,839}}July 15, 2018{{Yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Taylor Creek Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6058/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}
Garner Complex Fire|Garner ComplexJosephine{{yes2|8,886}}July 15, 2018August 14, 2018{{yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Garner Complex Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5935/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}
Hendrix Fire|HendrixJackson{{yes2|1,082}}July 15, 2018August 14, 2018{{Yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Hendrix Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5939/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}
Miles Fire|MilesJackson, Douglas{{yes2|54,334}}July 15, 2018{{Yes|Contained}}Sugar Pine, South Umpqua Complex and Miles fire merged{{cite web|title=Sugar Pine Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5966/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}{{cite web|title=South Umpqua Complex Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5940/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}
Timber Crater 6 Fire|Timber Crater 6Klamath{{yes2|3,126}}July 15, 2018August 16, 2018{{yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Timber Crater 6 Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5986/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}
SubstationWasco{{yes2|78,425}}July 17, 2018August 2, 2018{{Yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Substation Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5963/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}
Long HollowWasco{{yes2|33,451}}July 26, 2018August 14, 2018{{yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Long Hollow Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6040/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}
Lake Wallula Fire|Lake WallulaUmatilla{{yes2|12,462}}July 29, 2018July 30, 2018{{yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=National Large Incident Year-to-Date Report|url=https://gacc.nifc.gov/sacc/predictive/intelligence/NationalLargeIncidentYTDReport.pdf|website=National Interagency Fire Center|accessdate=August 3, 2018}}
South ValleyWasco{{yes2|20,026}}August 1, 2018August 10, 2018{{yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=South Valley Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6086/|website=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|accessdate=August 3, 2018}}
Watson Fire|WatsonLake{{no2|16,227}}August 15, 2018{{Yes|Contained}}{{cite web|title=Watson Fire|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6153/|website=InciWeb|accessdate=August 15, 2018}}

References

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{{2018 American wildfires}}

{{Oregon wildfires}}

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