Ben Young Fire
The Ben Young Fire was reported on July 21, 2020 in Lake County, Oregon and burned 1,249 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,249 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped July 23, 2020 at 5:00 PM PDT, 1,249 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 42.502, -120.552.
The incident
- Size
- 1,249 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2020 at 12:51 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 10, 2020 at 3:53 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 29, 2020 at 4:30 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 13 miles South of Paisley, OR
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Jurisdiction
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-OR982S-200196
- IRWIN identifier
- 5C825635-BCE2-46C5-8F5E-4D0C4E8A0F06
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lakeview, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
Oregon wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 All current fires
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 28, 2020 at 7:57 AM PDT. Identifier 2020-OR982S-200196.