Riverside Fire
What started out as a small fire near the Riverside Campground suddenly turned into a large blaze along the Clackamas River of Sept. 8, 2020. Fifteen campgrounds, five trailheads, and nearly 33 miles of trail were damaged or destroyed during the fire. according to USDA. The fire mostly impacted the Mt. Hood National Forest.
When: 2020
Acres burned: 138,054
Archie Creek Fire
The Archie Creek Fire burned east of Roseburg in the North Umpqua corridor on state, private and federal land, according to InciWeb. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it was largely fueled by a combination of high winds, hot temperatures, and dry timber and grass/scrub. The fire was part of Oregon s historic Labor Day fires in 2020.
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MOUNT HOOD, Ore. Campfires are banned in many places across the state, including in the Mt. Hood National Forest as high temperatures and dry conditions are causing concern over the wildfire risk. It s a big change for people heading to the woods for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The sparks might catch a dry grass or other vegetation around and pretty soon that little campfire that someone didn’t put out all the way could be spreading, said Heather Ibsen with the U.S. Forest Service.
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