Shaniko Butte Fire
The Shaniko Butte Fire was reported on July 12, 2014 in Wasco County, Oregon and burned 42,044 acres. It was declared out on October 24, 2014. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 42,044 acres
- Contained
- 96%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2014
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.993, -121.252.
The incident
- Size
- 42,044 acres
- Containment
- 96%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2014 at 6:45 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 17, 2014 at 7:00 AM PDT
- Declared out
- October 24, 2014 at 10:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Wasco County
- State
- Oregon
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2014-ORWSA-000056
- IRWIN identifier
- CA983240-E6BB-4D3E-A0BD-8963E647182E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Warm Springs, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Warm Springs, OR16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Madras, OR26 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Culver, OR32 miles south of the fire’s origin
- The Dalles, OR42 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Dallesport, WA43 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Mount Hood Village, OR43 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Oregon wildfires today Wildfires of 2014 All current fires
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 25, 2014 at 8:46 AM PDT. Identifier 2014-ORWSA-000056.