Jack Knife Fire
{{Short description|2018 wildfire in the U.S. state of Oregon}}
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| title = Jack Knife Fire
| image = 2018 06 23-18.47.00.905-CDT.jpg
| caption = Jack Knife Fire on June 22, 2018
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| date = {{Start date|2018|6|20}} – {{End date|2018|7|6}}
| location = Kent, Oregon, United States
| coordinates = {{coord|45.272|-120.613|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of fire in Oregon.
| area = {{Convert|15676|acre|km2|0}}
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The Jack Knife Fire was a wildfire five miles north of Kent, Oregon in the United States. The fire was started by lightning on June 20, 2018, around 3:00 pm, just west of the John Day River. The fire burned {{Convert|15676|acre|km2|0}}.
Events
The Jack Knife fire was started on June 20, 2018, by a lightning strike, along the John Day River, five miles north of Kent, Oregon. The fire was one of 70 wildfires started in Oregon due to lightning strikes over a two-day period. By June 23, the fire had spread to {{Convert|2000|acre|km2|0}}, moving along the river and north to Wilson Point and south to Adobe Point.{{cite web |title=Update June 23, 2018 Jack Knife Fire - InciWeb the Incident Information System |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5864/43417/ |website=inciweb.nwcg.gov |accessdate=24 June 2018 |language=en |archive-date=24 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624063913/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5864/43417/ |url-status=dead }}
By June 26, the fire had grown to {{Convert|15676|acre|km2|0}} as the result of hot and dry weather. It was contained on July 6.
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Category:2018 Oregon wildfires
Category:June 2018 in the United States
Category:Sherman County, Oregon
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