# Jack Knife Fire > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jack_Knife_Fire > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jack_Knife_Fire.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Knife_Fire > Source revision: 1305197997 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2018 wildfire in the U.S. state of Oregon Jack Knife Fire Jack Knife Fire on June 22, 2018 Date June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20) – July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06) Location Kent, Oregon, United States Coordinates 45°16′19″N 120°36′47″W / 45.272°N 120.613°W / 45.272; -120.613 Statistics Burned area 15,676 acres (63 km2) Map Location within Oregon The **Jack Knife Fire** was a [wildfire](/source/Wildfire) five miles north of [Kent, Oregon](/source/Kent%2C_Oregon) in the [United States](/source/United_States). The fire was started by lightning on June 20, 2018, around 3:00 pm, just west of the [John Day River](/source/John_Day_River). The fire burned 15,676 acres (63 km2). ## Events The Jack Knife fire was started on June 20, 2018, by a lightning strike, along the [John Day River](/source/John_Day_River), five miles north of [Kent, Oregon](/source/Kent%2C_Oregon). The fire was one of 70 wildfires started in Oregon due to lightning strikes over a two-day period. By June 23, the fire had spread to 2,000 acres (8 km2), moving along the river and north to Wilson Point and south to Adobe Point.[2] By June 26, the fire had grown to 15,676 acres (63 km2) as the result of hot and dry weather. It was contained on July 6.[1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-InciWeb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-InciWeb_1-1) ["Jack Knife Fire"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180711234935/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5864/). *InciWeb*. US Bureau of Land Management. Archived from [the original](https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5864/) on July 11, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-IW623_2-0)** ["Update June 23, 2018 Jack Knife Fire - InciWeb the Incident Information System"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180624063913/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5864/43417/). *inciweb.nwcg.gov*. Archived from [the original](https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5864/43417/) on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018. *This article incorporates [public domain material from this U.S government document](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States).* v t e Oregon wildfires Pre-2000 Yacolt (1902) Tillamook (1933–1951) 2000–2015 Biscuit (2002) B&B (2003) Tumblebug (2009) Lava (2012) Long Draw (2012) Barry Point (2013) 2017 Chetco Bar Cinder Butte Eagle Creek High Cascades Complex Milli Nash Whitewater 2018 Boxcar Graham Jack Knife Klamathon Klondike Long Hollow Miles South Valley Substation Post-2018 2020 Almeda Drive Archie Creek Beachie Creek Holiday Farm Lionshead Santiam Slater 2021 Bootleg Jack 2022 Cedar Creek 2023 Alder Creek Devils Butte Flat Golden 2024 Durkee Little Yamsay 2025 Rowena Cram Burdoin Flat 2026 Category Commons This Oregon-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Oregon-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AOregon-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Oregon-stub) This wildfire-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Wildfire-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AWildfire-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Wildfire-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jack Knife Fire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Knife_Fire) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Knife_Fire?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.