Big Grassy Fire
The Big Grassy Fire was reported on July 24, 2018 in Malheur County, Oregon and burned 5,313 acres. It was declared out on September 5, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,313 acres
- Contained
- 70%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2018
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.392, -117.484.
The incident
- Size
- 5,313 acres
- Containment
- 70%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2018 at 4:43 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 27, 2018 at 7:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 1, 2018 at 4:29 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 5, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- East of the Rome VOR 20 miles
- County
- Malheur County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Jordan Valley
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-ORVAD-000135
- IRWIN identifier
- 23AB75C1-AF96-4C5C-91B1-CD0D5E603CEA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Murphy, ID 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 August 25, 2021 at 11:08 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-ORVAD-000135.