# Holiday Farm Fire

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2020 wildfire in the U.S. state of Oregon

Holiday Farm Fire Oregon Route 126 at Finn Rock on September 12, 2020 Date September 7, 2020 - October 29, 2020 Location Lane and Linn counties, Oregon, U.S. Coordinates 44°10′19″N 122°13′52″W / 44.172°N 122.231°W / 44.172; -122.231 Ignition Cause fallen power lines Map Map of the Holiday Farm Fire as of October 12, 2020 Location within Oregon

The **Holiday Farm Fire** occurred in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Oregon](/source/Oregon) in 2020. It ranks among the largest wildfires in Oregon history, burning a total of 173,393 acres (70,170 ha) centered on the [McKenzie River](/source/McKenzie_River_(Oregon)) valley in [Lane County](/source/Lane_County%2C_Oregon).[1][2][3][4]

Beginning near the Holiday Farm RV Resort in [Rainbow](/source/Rainbow%2C_Oregon) on the evening of September 7, 2020, due to fallen power lines,[3][4] the fire spread rapidly down the McKenzie valley and up into the densely wooded foothills on both sides of the river and [Oregon Route 126](/source/Oregon_Route_126). Driven by unusually strong winds from the east during the often-driest time of year in western Oregon, the fire grew most extensively on September 8 and was estimated at 105,000 acres (42,000 ha) in size by the morning of September 9. Many people evacuated to [Springfield](/source/Springfield%2C_Oregon). Most structures in the community of [Blue River](/source/Blue_River%2C_Oregon) were destroyed, as were numerous properties in nearby communities.[1]

Clips from NASA FIRMS satellite imagery showing the fire progression

## See also

- [Oregon portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Oregon)

- [2020 Oregon wildfires](/source/2020_Oregon_wildfires)

- [Santiam Fire](/source/Santiam_Fire)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-inciweb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-inciweb_1-1) ["Holiday Farm Fire Information"](https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7170/). *InciWeb*. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Oregon wildfires: 20 of the state's biggest since 2002"](https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2021/07/20/oregon-wildfires-20-biggest-since-2002/7985470002/). *Statesman Journal*. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-oregoniancause_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-oregoniancause_3-1) ["Explosion, sparks from power line preceded Oregon's Holiday Farm fire, area residents say"](https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2020/09/explosion-sparks-from-power-line-preceded-oregons-holiday-farm-fire-area-residents-say.html). *[The Oregonian](/source/The_Oregonian)*. September 17, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rgcause_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rgcause_4-1) Duvernay, Adam. ["Cause of the Holiday Farm Fire under investigation, but speculation points to power lines"](https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2020/10/12/active-but-undetermined-holiday-farm-fire-under-investigation-speculation-points-power-lines/3629924001/). *The Register-Guard*. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

## External links

- Media related to [Holiday Farm Fire](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Holiday_Farm_Fire) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Holiday Farm Fire Story & Data](https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette) at United States Department of Agriculture

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