Indian Creek Fire
The Indian Creek Fire was reported on August 16, 2020 in Malheur County, Oregon and burned 48,435 acres. It was declared out on October 19, 2020.
- Size
- 48,435 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2020
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 48,128 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.805, -117.892.
The incident
- Size
- 48,435 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2020 at 12:28 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 16, 2020 at 2:07 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 16, 2020 at 2:08 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 19, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Investigated but Undetermined, Motor Vehicle
- Location
- 9 miles east of Juntura, OR
- County
- Malheur County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-ORVAD-000153
- IRWIN identifier
- 57993E1B-AB3E-4273-BC83-823FEBF1B1B9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Vale, 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 November 19, 2020 at 1:50 PM MST. Identifier 2020-ORVAD-000153.