Butte Fire
The Butte Fire was reported on August 9, 2017 in Douglas County, Oregon and burned 5 acres. It was declared out on August 17, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 9, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.100, -122.247.
The incident
- Size
- 5 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 9, 2017 at 9:39 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 10, 2017 at 5:07 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 12, 2017 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 17, 2017 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Douglas County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Part of
- High Cascades Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-ORRSF-000548
- IRWIN identifier
- 92705BA7-5CC6-462F-97F4-A9936D21A417
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Chiloquin, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Chiloquin, OR41 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Shady Cove, OR44 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Glide, OR45 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Oakridge, OR46 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Culp Creek, OR52 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Eagle Point, OR52 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Oregon wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 November 2, 2017 at 3:12 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-ORRSF-000548.