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Durkee Fire - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 44°32′52″N 117°28′38″W / 44.54778°N 117.47722°W

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Durkee Fire
A Bureau of Land Management vehicle at the Durkee Fire on July 21, 2024
Date(s)	July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) – August 7, 2024 (2024-08-07) (21 days) (PDT)
Location	Baker and Malheur counties, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates	44°32′52″N 117°28′38″W / 44.54778°N 117.47722°W / 44.54778; -117.47722
Statistics^[1]
Status	Ongoing wildfire
Perimeter	95% contained as of September 6, 2024, 4:37 pm (PDT)
Burned area	294,265 acres (1,190.85 km²)
Map
Perimeter of the Durkee Fire (map data)

The Durkee Fire was a wildfire burning in Baker and Malheur counties in eastern Oregon. As of August 7, 2024,^[update] the fire burned 294,265 acres (1,190.85 km²) and is 95 percent contained. The Durkee Fire was the second-largest wildfire in the United States and was the largest wildfire in Oregon's 2024 wildfire season.

Background

A lightning strike on private property in Baker County, Oregon, caused the fire on July 17, 2024, at approximately 9:30 am.^[1]

Progression

As of August 7, 2024,^[update] the fire burned 294,265 acres (1,190.85 km²) in Baker and Malheur counties^[2] and is 95 percent contained. It is considered a megafire. The Durkee Fire is the largest wildfire in Oregon's 2024 wildfire season and the fifth largest in modern Oregon history.^[1]

The Durkee Fire was at one point the largest active wildfire in the United States.^[3] InciWeb estimated it will be fully contained by August 8.^[1]

Effects

As of July 24, 2024,^[update] the fire has destroyed 2 homes and 12 other buildings.^[2]

On July 20, the fire prompted the evacuation of Huntington, Oregon, a city home to about 500 people. On July 24, gas service to residents in the town was shut off.^[3]

The fire has prompted intermittent closures of Interstate 84 in Oregon (I-84),^[4] including from Pendleton to Ontario on July 24.^[5] The Durkee Fire is active to the west of I-84, but a separate smaller fire called the Thompson Fire has been active to the east of the road.^[6] Additionally, the Cow Valley Fire is to the southeast.^[7]

Idaho Power, a major electricity company in the area, warned customers to prepare for outages, and 7,000 of its customers had no power by the afternoon of July 24.^[3]

The fire has killed hundreds of cattle.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Durkee Fire". InciWeb. United States Forest Service. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Terry, Lynne (July 25, 2024). "Firefighters in Oregon battle biggest blaze in country, with thousands facing evacuation orders". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Boone, Rebecca (July 24, 2024). "Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it". Associated Press. Boise, Idaho. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ Tuttle, Zoe; Armstrong, Zack (July 23, 2024). "I-84 eastbound lanes reopen after closure due to wildfire in eastern Oregon". KGW. Boise, Idaho. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ Urness, Zach; Deins, Elliott; Robledo, Anthony (July 25, 2024). "Oregon wildfire map: Track 38 uncontrolled blazes that have burned nearly 1 million acres". USA Today. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ Macuk, Anthony; Raineri, Joe; Cook, Katherine (July 24, 2024). "Durkee Fire in eastern Oregon is the largest fire burning in the US". KGW. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ "Durkee, Cow Valley, and Bonita Fires Update for Friday, July 26, 2024". InciWeb. United States Forest Service. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ Baker, Graeme (July 26, 2024). "'Firenado' rips through California in year's biggest blaze". BBC. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

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