Wildfire, Curry
- When
- October 4, 8:00 AM PST to October 7, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Curry County, Brookings
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 42.467, -124.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below.
Wildfire in Oregon, October 4 to 7, 1999
A major wildfire, the largest in southern Oregon this year, occurred on the slopes of Mount Emily, just east of Brookings, Oregon. It is not known when the so-named Repeater fire started, but it was first reported on 10/04/99, and burned about 2000 acres before it was contained on 10/07/99.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A major wildfire, the largest in southern Oregon this year, occurred on the slopes of Mount Emily, just east of Brookings, Oregon. It is not known when the so-named Repeater fire started, but it was first reported on 10/04/99, and burned about 2000 acres before it was contained on 10/07/99. No property damage, injuries, or deaths were reported, but the estimated cost of fighting the fire was near $6,000,000. The fire was allegedly caused by an arsonist. A suspect was arrested on 10/08/99.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, October 4, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, October 4, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, October 4, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, October 4, 1999
- Winter Weather in Maine, October 4, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, October 4, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, October 4, 1999
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, October 4, 1999
- Winter Weather in Vermont, October 4, 1999
- Winter Weather in Vermont, October 4, 1999
- Wildfire in Oregon, October 4, 1999
- Hail in Ohio, October 4, 1999
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, October 1999
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: 5717048.