Wildfire — Eastern Douglas County Foothills, Oregon

2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Eastern Douglas County Foothills, Oregon

Event narrative

The Diamond Complex of Wildfires was discovered on July 16th at 639 PM PST. The complex consists of 32 fires. The fires started 18 miles southwest of Chemult in Douglas County, Oregon. The fires were lightning caused. As of 530 AM PST on 09/01, they had burned 11,141 acres, were 78% contained, no structures had been destroyed, and it had cost $ 52.8M.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199531. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.