Chetco Bar Fire was a wildfire in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness , Oregon , United States . The fire , which was caused by a lightning strike and first reported on July 12 , 2017 . It burned as of November 4 , when it was declared 100 % contained . The Chetco Bar Fire area is subject to warm , dry winds known as the Brookings effect ( also known as Chetco Effect ) , driven by high pressure over the Great Basin . The fire re-burned portions of the 2002 Biscuit Fire and the 1987 Silver Fire . The fire directly impacted communities surrounding it , causing mandatory evacuations . It also impacted local viewing of the Solar eclipse of August 21 , 2017
Biscuit Fire
Biscuit Fire
Chetco Bar Fire