Granite Gulch Fire
The Granite Gulch Fire was reported on July 28, 2019 in Wallowa County, Oregon and burned 5,550 acres. It was declared out on October 17, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,550 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.178, -117.427.
The incident
- Size
- 5,550 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2019 at 5:36 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 17, 2019 at 11:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 17, 2019 at 11:01 AM PDT
- Declared out
- October 17, 2019 at 11:02 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Eagle Cap Wilderness, Granite Gulch off of Upper Minam River.
- County
- Wallowa County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $510,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-ORWWF-000609
- IRWIN identifier
- 026F0FC5-D38C-4F7B-928A-59F37BE81BAA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Joseph, 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 February 11, 2020 at 2:08 PM PST. Identifier 2019-ORWWF-000609.