The South Valley Fire was a human-caused wildfire in Wasco County near Dufur in the U.S. state of Oregon.
The fire started around 1:30 p.m. on August 1, 2018, near Dufur in Wasco County, Oregon.
Due to high winds and fueled by dry grass, fields, and trees, the fire grew fast, burning almost 3,500 acres (14 km2) by the evening.
Level three (go now) evacuations were put in place, and Governor Kate Brown call into action the emergency conflagration act as a result of the fire, sending resources.
[3] The Bureau of Land Management issued an evacuation for areas along the Deschutes River, specifically from Sandy Beach to Macks Canyon.