Columbus Fire
The Columbus Fire was reported on July 15, 2018 in Douglas County, Oregon and burned 10,697 acres. It was declared out on September 1, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 10,697 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2018
- Personnel
- 111
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.938, -122.661.
The incident
- Size
- 10,697 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2018 at 4:52 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 1, 2018 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- The fire is located approximately 18 miles northeast of Trail, Oregon.
- County
- Douglas County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 111
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-ORUPF-000237
- IRWIN identifier
- 21B13166-EAC2-4B94-B986-DF6E3456B03E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Trail, 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 October 24, 2018 at 1:14 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-ORUPF-000237.