Ramsey Canyon Fire
The Ramsey Canyon Fire was reported on August 22, 2018 in Jackson County, Oregon and burned 1,971 acres. It is 99 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,971 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.580, -122.990.
The incident
- Size
- 1,971 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2018 at 12:45 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 12 Miles Northwest of Eagle Point
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Sams Valley
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Jurisdiction
- DOF
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-OR711S-032519
- IRWIN identifier
- 68F289AD-7254-4971-8BC3-B18D97655D7C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wimer, OR 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 September 12, 2018 at 8:13 AM PDT. Identifier 2018-OR711S-032519.