Morgan Creek Fire
The Morgan Creek Fire was reported on August 3, 2017 in Baker County, Oregon and burned 2,289 acres. It was declared out on December 13, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,289 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2017
- Personnel
- 123
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.435, -117.219.
The incident
- Size
- 2,289 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2017 at 3:37 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 5, 2017 at 3:13 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 5, 2017 at 6:13 PM MDT
- Declared out
- December 13, 2017 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Spring Rec Campground (Snake River GS)
- County
- Baker County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Huntington
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 123
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-ORVAD-000171
- IRWIN identifier
- 7A26B069-AED3-4EEB-B5E7-4ACFABB137F3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weiser, ID 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 February 1, 2018 at 12:28 PM MST. Identifier 2017-ORVAD-000171.