Fires Scorch Oregon

  • Credit

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Several large wildfires burned out of control in Oregon through most of July and into August 2002, while there was also fire activity in Washington and California.

In southwestern Oregon, the Florence Fire (north) and the Sour Biscuit Fire (south) continue to grow explosively. This image from the Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus was captured on July 29, 2002. The Florence Fire had grown to 50,000 acres and the Sour Biscuit Fire had grown to 16,000 acres. Numerous evacuation notices remain in effect.

Thick smoke from the actively burning eastern perimeter of the Florence Fire is billowing southward and mingling with the Biscuit Fire smoke.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Landsat 7/ETM+

  • Start Date

    2002-07-29

  • Event Start Date

    2002-07-13

  • NH Image ID

    4707

  • NH Event ID

    4123

  • NH Posting Date

    2002-08-23