2022 Oregon wildfires
| 2022 Oregon wildfries | |
|---|---|
Pyrocumulus cloud created by the Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon on August 4 | |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 1,975 |
| Burned area | 436,772 |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Structures destroyed | 2 |
← 2021
2023 → | |
The 2022 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires burning in the U.S. state of Oregon.
On August 28, 2022, Governor Kate Brown declared a statewide emergency because multiple wildfires, including the Rum Creek Fire. That same month, Governor Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act because of the Miller Road/Dodge Fire. On October 22nd, the Oregon Department of Forestry declared an end to fire season due in part to rainy, cooler conditions. As of the announced end of the 2022 fire season, 1,975 fires had burned 436,772 acres across the state.