Wildfire — North Oregon Cascades Foothills, Oregon
September 7, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Beachie Creek wildfire started around 1100PDT on August 16, 2020 in Marion county, OR at coordinates 44.821, -122.188. The fire grew to approximately 193,500 acres before being declared officially under control on December 2, 2020. Destroyed were 486 residential homes, 36 non-residential commercial properties, 801 other minor structures. There were 160 structures damaged. Affected were the towns of Mill City, Gates, Lyons, and Detroit. During this conflagration 33388 people were evacuated, 5 citizens were fatally injured; and 2 citizens and 8 responders were injured. The cause of the fire is unknown. This fire is also known as the Santiam Fire.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.