{{Short description|2018 wildfire in the U.S. state of Oregon}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox wildfire | title = Substation Fire |partof=the 2018 Oregon wildfires | image = 2018 07 20-15.40.11.221-CDT.jpg | caption = A firefighter assessing a fire line during the Substation Fire | reference = <ref name="IncidentInfo">{{cite web |title=Substation Fire Incident Information |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5963/ |website=Cal Fire |publisher=State of California |accessdate=23 July 2018}}</ref> <!-- ONLY FOR INDIVIDUAL FIRES --> | date = {{Start date|2018|7|17}} – {{End date|2018|8|2}} | location = Private land, The Dalles, Oregon, United States | coordinates = {{coord|45.576|-121.103|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = USA Oregon | pushpin_map_caption =Location of fire in Oregon | cost = | area = {{Convert|78425|acre|km2|0}} | buildings = | cause = Unknown | injuries = | fatalities = | landuse = Private | perps = | motive = }} {{OSM Location map | coord = {{coord|45.576|-121.103}} | zoom = 10 | float = right | width = 250 | height = 200 | caption = Location of Substation Fire | title = | scalemark = 100 | shape1 = image | mark1 = FireIcon.svg | mark-coord1 = {{coord|45.576|-121.103|}} | mark-size1 = 20 | label1 = Substation Fire | label-pos1 = left | label-size1 = 14 |label-color1 = black | label-offset-x1= | label-offset-y1= |mark-title1= Substation Fire }}
The '''Substation Fire''' was a wildfire in the U.S. state of Oregon near The Dalles. The fire was first reported on July 17, 2018, and had burned {{Convert|78425|acre|km2|0}}.<ref name="Update719">{{cite web |title=Substation Fire Now Number One Fire in the Nation; Additional Resources Add - InciWeb the Incident Information System |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5963/44127/ |website=InciWeb |publisher=USDA Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management |accessdate=24 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
==Incidents==
The Substation Fire was reported, burning on private land, in the late afternoon on July 17, 2018, five miles south of The Dalles, two miles west of Moro and near the border of Grass Valley. Strong winds caused the fire to grow rapidly, with the fire moving over 18 miles in days.<ref name="IncidentInfo"/> Agricultural and recreational areas suffered heavy damage and by July 18, Oregon Governor Kate Brown had declared a state of emergency, which included calling the Oregon National Guard to assist with fighting the fire and the communities of Moro, Grass Valley and Kent were evacuated.<ref name="Update719"/> The next day, evacuation orders were lifted, however a temporary flight restriction was put in place in the area.<ref name="Update720">{{cite web |title=Reduced Evacuations, Some Containment Indicate Progress on Substation Fire - InciWeb the Incident Information System |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5963/44124/ |website=InciWeb |publisher=USDA Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management |accessdate=24 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref> On July 21, the fire spread another {{convert|10,000|acre}}, swelling to {{convert|80,763|acre}}.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Substation Fire has burned nearly 80,000 acres, now 82 percent contained |url=https://www.wral.com/substation-fire-has-burned-nearly-80-000-acres-now-82-percent-contained/17713859/ |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=WRAL News |date=July 22, 2018}}</ref>
As of July 23, the fire had destroyed {{Convert|78425|acre|km2|0}} and was 92 percent contained.<ref name="IncidentInfo"/>
== Effects ==
One person was killed from the Substation Fire, a 64-year-old farmer. Officials believe he was trying to create a fire line. Four residential structures were destroyed, four others were damaged, and forty-eight outbuildings were destroyed.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1=Molly |last2=Parks |first2=Bradley W. |title=1 Dead, Arson A Possibility In Ongoing Substation Fire Near The Dalles |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/substation-fire-death-the-dalles-oregon/ |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting |date=July 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The Charles E. Nelson House, an iconic abandoned house, was destroyed by the fire.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCluskey |first1=Ian |title=End Of An Icon: Historic Nelson House Burned In Substation Fire |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/abandoned-house-substation-fire-nelson-oregon/ |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting |date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Oregon}} * {{Commons category-inline|Substation Fire}}
{{Oregon wildfires}}
Category:2018 Oregon wildfires Category:July 2018 in the United States
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