Alder Creek Fire

{{Short description|2023 wildfire in Wheeler County, Oregon}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox wildfire|title=Alder Creek Fire|partof=the [[2023 Oregon wildfires]]|image=|caption=|cost=|injuries=|fatalities=|reference=|date={{Start date|2023|7|6}} – present|location=[[Wheeler County, Oregon]]|coordinates=|pushpin_map=|pushpin_map_caption=|area={{convert|1551|acre|ha|0}}|buildings=|cause=under investigation|landuse=|perps=|image_map={{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=right|frame-width=|frame-height=|from=2023 Alder Creek Fire.map|frame-latitude=44.8|frame-longitude=-119.93|zoom=12 |text=Perimeter of Alder Creek Fire ([[c:Data:2023 Alder Creek Fire.map|map data]])}}}} The '''Alder Creek Fire''' is an active [[wildfire]] in [[Wheeler County, Oregon]]. Ignited in the early afternoon at about 5 pm on July 6, 2023, the cause of the fire is still under investigation. The fire ultimately burned {{Convert|1551|acre|ha}} of land.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=NWCC :: Home |url=https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/fire_info.php |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=gacc.nifc.gov}}</ref>

== History == The fire began near [[U.S. Route 19]] at mile marker 81. {{as of|2023|7|8|df=US|lc=n}}, it had burned {{Convert|760|acre|ha}} and was 0% contained.<ref name=":0" /> On July 15, 2023 the fire was fully contained. It ultimately destroyed a total of {{Convert|1551|acre|ha}} of land.

== Cause == The cause of the fire is currently unknown and under investigation.<ref name=":0" />

== Impact == No evacuations were ordered, and no structures or communities were threatened.<ref name=":0" />

== References == {{reflist}}{{Oregon wildfires}}

[[Category:2023 in Oregon]] [[Category:July 2023 in the United States]] [[Category:Wheeler County, Oregon]] [[Category:2023 disasters in the United States]]