Blitzen Crossing Fire
The Blitzen Crossing Fire was reported on September 16, 2014 in Harney County, Oregon and burned 5,776 acres. It was declared out on October 16, 2014. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,776 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 16, 2014
- Personnel
- 151
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.623, -118.819.
The incident
- Size
- 5,776 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 16, 2014 at 3:27 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 26, 2014 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 5, 2014 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 16, 2014 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Harney County
- State
- Oregon
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 151
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2014-ORBUD-004282
- IRWIN identifier
- 797C7D1B-9785-451C-BCD7-27313063EDDB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hines, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 16, 2014 at 12:16 PM PDT. Identifier 2014-ORBUD-004282.