E Evans Creek Rd 18000 Fire (OR)
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Quick facts
- Location
- 14 Miles NE from Rogue River, OR
- Personnel
- 12
- Complexity
- Type 1 Incident
- Fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across 15,580 acres of private land in Jackson County, Oregon, the E Evans Creek Rd 18000 Fire has now reached full containment after 45 days of burning. Located 14 miles northeast of Rogue River near Shady Cove, the fire maintained an average daily growth of approximately 346 acres per day over the course of its run. Current fire behavior is minimal and smoldering within closed timber litter fuels.
Operations to secure the perimeter involved 12 personnel under the management of a Type 5 Incident Commander, alongside a Type 1 Incident designation. The total cost to suppress the incident reached $71,500,000. These local suppression efforts unfolded during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.
Nationwide, the broader wildfire landscape reveals that 2,993,191 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 45% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 46 days. So far it has affected roughly 15,580 acres — about 63 km². The perimeter is 100% contained.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,021,962 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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