White River

Unit Information

Mt. Hood National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Oregon
Sandy, OR 97055

Incident Contact

Fire Information
Phone: 541-467-2291

Highlighted Activity

09/08/2020 Final Daily Update September 8, 2020

The last daily update for the White River Fire was posted on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. For information about the Lionshead Fire to the south, visit

Announcement - 09/08/2020

Map showing perimeter of fire in relation to nearby communities

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The White River Fire is located in Wasco County, Oregon and back under the management of the Mt. Hood National Forest. As of 11/13/2020 this fire is in patrol status.

Forest Closure: To ensure public and firefighter safety, areas of the Mt. Hood National Forest within the fire perimeter are closed. Visit www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mthood/alerts-notices for more information about the closure.

For the current smoke outlook and air quality information, visit: https://fires.airfire.org/outlooks/columbia_river_gorge_or_wa

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning/natural
Date of Origin	Monday August 17th, 2020 approx. 09:07 AM
Location	20 miles west of Wamic, OR
Incident Commander	Andrew Bellairs ICT-4
Coordinates	45.181 latitude, -121.576 longitude

Current Situation

Size	17,442 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	100%
Estimated Containment Date	Monday September 28th, 2020 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber(Grass Understory, Light logging slash, Short Grass (1 Foot)
Significant Events	Patrol status.