Almeda Drive Fire
| Almeda Drive Fire | |
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| Part of the 2020 Oregon wildfires | |
Almeda Drive Fire smoke plume from Interstate 5 | |
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| Location | Jackson County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 42°12′43″N 122°42′51″W / 42.2120°N 122.7141°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 3,200 acres (1,295 ha; 5 sq mi; 13 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Structures destroyed | 3,000+ |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Human origin |
| Map | |
Location in Southern Oregon | |
| 2020 Western U.S. wildfires |
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The Almeda Drive Fire was a devastating wildfire in Jackson County, Oregon. The fire started on September 8, 2020 near Ashland, Oregon and was deemed to be of human origin.[1]
Prior to the fire, most of the Pacific Northwest, including all of Oregon, was under drought conditions by spring due to below-average precipitation in the months prior.[2]
The fire started behind Almeda Drive on September 8, 2020, at 11:07 AM.[3][4] Within two hours, the fire had reached the south part of Talent, and four hours after it started, it was burning in Phoenix.[5] Wind gusts of 40–45 miles (64–72 km) and severe drought conditions contributed to the rapid spread.[6] The fire was contained by September 15, 2020.[7] The burn area was 3,200 acres (13 km2),[8] and over 3,000 structures were destroyed.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Etling, Bert (September 7, 2022). "Two years later, Almeda Fire remains under investigation". Ashland News. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ Lindsey, Rebecca (May 26, 2020). "Drought emerges across the Pacific Northwest in spring 2020". Climate.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Dohrmann, Sharon (June 28, 2025). "Ashland Wasn't Built with Wildfire in Mind — It's Time to Adapt". Ashland Climate Collaborative. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ NewsWatch 12 (September 9, 2021). Radio calls tell the story of the Almeda Fire's first desperate hours (Video). Retrieved August 12, 2025 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Nauman, Rich (October 9, 2020). "Mapping the Almeda Drive Fire". ArcGIS Blog. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Bernton, Hal (October 4, 2020). "Urban wildfire: When homes are the fuel for a runaway blaze, how do you rebuild a safer community?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ "Almeda fire 100% contained, officials say Tuesday". The Oregonian. September 15, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ O'Connor, Erin Patrick (October 20, 2020). "12 hours inside Oregon's Almeda Fire". Washington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ Neumann, Erik; Moriarty, Liam (September 20, 2020). "The Almeda Drive Fire Causes Extensive Damage To Talent and Phoenix". Jefferson Public Radio. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.