Wildfire — East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon
2013-08-01 to 2013-08-06 · East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon
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Direct deaths
2
Injuries
Wider weather episode
Lightning sparked a fire about 14 miles north of Sisters OR on August 1st. A local news reports that 1 firefighter was killed and 2 were injured while working on the fire. The fire has grown to roughly 500 acres or 0.78 square miles. The injuries occurred as the tree fallers worked to suppress the fire. One firefighter was killed by a falling tree snag while battling the wildfire.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 458470. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.