Rattlesnake Fire
The Rattlesnake Fire was reported on July 24, 2016 in Wasco County, Oregon and burned 9,235 acres. It was declared out on August 30, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 9,235 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2016
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.869, -121.098.
The incident
- Size
- 9,235 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2016 at 3:50 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 8, 2016 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 30, 2016 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Wasco County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Warm Springs
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $475,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-ORWSA-000045
- IRWIN identifier
- 72D45EA0-1017-4973-B160-7415D4277258
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Warm Springs, 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 19, 2016 at 10:55 AM PDT. Identifier 2016-ORWSA-000045.