Wildfire — Eastern Douglas County Foothills, Oregon

2023-10-01 to 2023-10-20 · Eastern Douglas County Foothills, Oregon

Event narrative

The Chilcoot Wildfire 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 10/20, it had burned 1,940 acres, was 100% contained, no structures had been lost, and it had cost 27.7 million dollars.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1129351. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.