Cedar Creek Fire
| Cedar Creek Fire | |
|---|---|
Cedar Creek Fire on September 9, 2022 | |
| Date(s) | August 1, 2022 – November 22, 2022 |
| Location | Central Oregon |
| Coordinates | 43°43′34″N 122°10′01″W / 43.726°N 122.167°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 112,287 acres (45,441 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Evacuated | Over 2,000 |
| Damage | $57.9 million USD (suppression cost only) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Map | |
The Cedar Creek Fire was a large wildfire in the U.S. state of Oregon that began on August 1, 2022, with a series of lightning strikes in the Willamette National Forest approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Oakridge.
By September 8, the fire had reached over 73,000 acres (30,000 ha). By September 10, it was over 74,000 acres; 30,000 foot high pyrocumulonimbus clouds from the fire were producing their own lightning; Oakridge was evacuated. Smoke from the fire moved into Southwest Washington then the Puget Sound region on September 10; on that day Seattle recorded the worst air quality of any major city in the world.
By September 11 it had grown to 86,000 acres. Over 2,000 homes were evacuated.