Wildfire — Jackson County, Oregon

2024-06-20 to 2024-06-30 · Jackson County, Oregon

Event narrative

The Upper Applegate 3900 Wildfire was discovered on June 20th around 1200 PM PST. The fire started on private land 4 miles south of Ruch, in the Applegate Valley. The cause of the fire is undetermined. As of 530 AM PST on 06/30, it had burned 1,124 acres, was 85% contained, no structures had been destroyed, and it had cost $7M.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1179189. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.