Horse Cross Fire
The Horse Cross Fire was reported on June 26, 2017 in Malheur County, Oregon and burned 6,151 acres. It was declared out on January 11, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,151 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2017
- Personnel
- 36
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.948, -117.988.
The incident
- Size
- 6,151 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2017 at 2:26 PM PDT
- Contained
- June 27, 2017 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- June 28, 2017 at 7:30 PM PDT
- Declared out
- January 11, 2018 at 11:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Burns Junction, OR
- County
- Malheur County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 36
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-ORVAD-000053
- IRWIN identifier
- 2EA4449A-CA12-4723-B535-19D0B7CC51F1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Burns, OR covers the area today.
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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 April 10, 2018 at 7:13 AM PDT. Identifier 2017-ORVAD-000053.