Wildfire — Eastern Douglas County Foothills, Oregon

2023-08-24 to 2023-08-31 · Eastern Douglas County Foothills, Oregon

Event narrative

The Chilcoot Fire was started by lightning on August 24,2023 at 8:14 PM PST. The fire is located on the western edge of the Umpqua National Forest boundary. It is about 20 miles northeast of Glide, and 5 miles north of the Steamboat Creek junction at Highway 138. It is burning in steep terrain in the Chilcoot Ridge area and headwaters of Hipower Creek. As of 0530 on 09/01, it had burned 1,656 acres, was 0% contained, no structures had been lost, and it had cost $1M.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1127883. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.