Western Wildfire Season 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season 2020 PROFILE: Linking Climate Change to Catastrophic Weather Events, in Real Time Jun 11, 2016 Crews getting upper hand on central Oregon wildfire Sisters, ORUSA by Associated Press Map of the fire. Photo: KGW As of Saturday morning, the size of the Akawana fire north of Sisters and near Lake Billy Chinook was 2,094 acres... The fire was caused on Tuesday by a lightning strike and was spread by strong winds. Downed trees, some felled by beetles, added fuel to the fire Read Full Story Related Events Western Wildfire Season 2016