Wildfire in Cascades in Lane County, Oregon

Wildfire August 1, 2021 – August 31, 2021 · Cascades in Lane County, Oregon

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wildland firefighter was fatally injured while working the Gales Fire as part of the Middle Fork Complex. He was struck by a falling tree. By the end of the month around 27 thousand acres were burned.

The wider storm

The Middle Fork Complex started in late July in the Willamette National Forest and continued through August. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. A firefighter was fatality injured while working the Gales Fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 972552. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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