Here's The Latest On The Wildfires Burning In Oregon

Ongoing drought and multiple heat waves created perfect conditions for fires to break out in the Pacific Northwest this season. Oregon in particular has seen double the amount of large fires by July 31 compared to the same time last year, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center (NICC).

Over 500,000 acres have been burned so far in 2021, and hundreds to thousands of people had to evacuate their homes at some point just to escape the flames. The Bootleg Fire accounted for most of the acres burned, clocking in over 413,000 acres as of August 1. It was contained on August 15, 2021.

Even though several fires have been put out since May, more continue to rage across the state.

Here's an update on the current fires happening in Oregon. Information is sourced from the NICC and the Statesman Journal.

• Devil's Knob Complex (36,933 acres, 25% contained), nearest to Tiller, Douglas County
• Rough Patch Complex (33,845 acres, 15% contained), nearest to Cottage Grove, Lane County
• Jack (23,976 acres, 53% contained), nearest to Glide, Douglas County
• Black Butte (22,445 acres, 95% contained), nearest to Unity, Grant County
• Middle Fork (20,094 acres, 12% contained), nearest to Oakridge, Lane County
• Bull Complex (10,716 acres, 3% contained), nearest to Marion County
• Fox Complex (9,754 acres burned, 95% contained), nearest to Lake County
• Cutoff (1,288 acres, 96% contained)
• Knoll (544 acres, 50% contained), nearest to Mckenzie Bridge, Lane County
• Bruler (195 acres, 75 to 80% contained), nearest to Sweet Home, Linn County

This information will be updated daily, Monday through Friday, until the wildfire season is officially declared over. Fires will be removed from the list when they reach 100% containment.

Last updated Tuesday, August 31 at 2:37 p.m. The next update will be on Wednesday, September 1.