Wildfire — East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

2017-09-01 to 2017-09-25 · East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Event narrative

Containment of 100 percent attained by the 25th of September with around 24,079 acres burned. Containment costs estimated at 15 million dollars. See Inciweb for more information.

Wider weather episode

The Milli Fire was located in the Sister's Wilderness Area, on the Deschutes National Forest. This fire was lightning caused, started in August and continues to burn into September. This fire caused the evacuations of some rural subdivisions near Sisters, Oregon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 717030. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.