Whitewater Fire
The Whitewater Fire was reported on July 23, 2017 in Marion County, Oregon and burned 11,493 acres. It was declared out on November 15, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 11,493 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2017
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.707, -121.857.
The incident
- Size
- 11,493 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2017 at 5:35 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 21, 2017 at 4:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- November 15, 2018 at 2:23 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Whitewater, Breitenbush & Woodpecker Crk. Drainages.
- County
- Marion County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $39,702,783
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-ORWIF-170123
- IRWIN identifier
- 0A1F4501-09DD-4EDF-AAB5-779735303C61
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Warm Springs, 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 November 15, 2018 at 3:11 PM PST. Identifier 2017-ORWIF-170123.