Lightning strikes and strong winds contributed to the high number of Oregon wildfires.
The Boneyard fire burns out of control in the Wall Creek drainage north of the small eastern Oregon town of Monument on July 19, 2024. Fire crews are on 90 wildfires.
California, Idaho and Washington combined have 45 fires, with California at 24, Idaho at 12 and Washington at nine, according to U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Dist. 2, who represents all of eastern Oregon and parts of southern Oregon in Congress, called the situation “horrible” and placed the blame on unthinned timber throughout the state. He said combating the blazes was an almost herculean task.in Oregon, three over 100,000 acres and one over 200,000, are in the central and eastern parts of the state.
The Cow Valley fire, located north of Vale, is at 133,400 acres. The fire has burned more than 128,000 acres of grazing range since starting on July 11 and is 78% contained, according to Oregon Department of Forestry., 10 miles southeast of Condon, has grown to just over 131,400 acres since starting on July 13, Central Oregon Fire reported.
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