Jack Knife Fire
The Jack Knife Fire was reported on July 13, 2014 in Sherman County, Oregon and burned 13,263 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2014. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 13,263 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2014
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.283, -120.569.
The incident
- Size
- 13,263 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2014 at 3:30 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 27, 2014 at 6:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- August 13, 2014 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 29, 2014 at 12:30 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Sherman County
- State
- Oregon
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Estimated cost to date
- $275,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2014-ORPRD-000290
- IRWIN identifier
- 9C4C2692-2267-4411-BA07-A08662E9D6E2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Moro, 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 September 30, 2014 at 8:33 AM PDT. Identifier 2014-ORPRD-000290.