Wildfire in Oregon, July 10 to 12, 1998

Name: Wildfire in Oregon, July 10 to 12, 1998
Start: 1998-07-10T17:00
End: 1998-07-12T17:00
Location: Oregon

July 10 to 12, 1998 · NWS PDT · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Gilliam

When: July 10, 5:00 PM PST to July 11, 6:00 PM PST
Where: Gilliam County, Central Portion
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 45.378, -120.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning caused a range fire about ten miles north of Condon on the evening of July 10. That fire was put out a few hours later then lightning struck again and started a wild fire that lasted into the evening of the 11th. Four caterpillars, a road grader, a spray plane, and numerous volunteers helped control the fire.

Wildfire, Gilliam

When: July 12, 12:00 PM PST to 5:00 PM PST
Where: Gilliam County, Blalock
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 45.378, -120.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A range fire started near Blalock when a bird caused an arch between two power lines. In the process of resetting the power, a line sparked which caused another fire that eventually burnt a couple hundred acres of wheat, several outbuildings and grain storage facilities.

What these are

Wildfire: A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oregon in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Oregon, July 1998

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5657598, 5657599.