Ward Fire
The Ward Fire was reported on August 9, 2019 in Klamath County, Oregon and burned 1,301 acres. It was declared out on October 25, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,301 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2019
- Personnel
- 19
Radar
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Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.033, -122.175.
The incident
- Size
- 1,301 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2019 at 1:22 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 18, 2019 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 25, 2019 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 25, 2019 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 miles west of Keno Oregon
- County
- Klamath County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- 13 miles west of Keno
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 19
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,510,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-ORLAD-000243
- IRWIN identifier
- 4410E61B-2868-46DD-A657-16945FC9FAE5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dorris, CA 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 30, 2019 at 10:32 AM PDT. Identifier 2019-ORLAD-000243.