Wildfire — Eastern Curry County & Josephine County, Oregon
2022-08-17 to 2022-08-31 · Eastern Curry County & Josephine County, Oregon
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
The Rum Creek Wildfire was started by lightning around 1700 PST on 08/17/22. As of 0530 PST on 09/01/22, the fire covered 14940 acres and was 1 percent contained. 3 structures were lost, and 14.6 million dollars had been spent on firefighting activities. 1 firefighter was killed by a falling tree on the fire line.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1040249. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.