S. Obenchain Fire
The S. Obenchain Fire was reported on September 8, 2020 in Jackson County, Oregon and burned 14,787 acres. It was declared out on November 16, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 14,787 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 8, 2020
- Personnel
- 205
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 32,671 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.467, -122.683.
The incident
- Size
- 14,787 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 8, 2020 at 1:45 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 15, 2020 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- November 16, 2020 at 8:30 AM PST
- Declared out
- November 16, 2020 at 11:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 5 miles east of Eagle Point, OR.
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Eagle Point
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 205
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $21,518,015
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-OR711S-026621
- IRWIN identifier
- 2BF5EC75-EC94-42C1-B7DE-9D2CE3242747
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eagle Point, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Eagle Point, OR6 miles west of the fire’s origin
- White City, OR8 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Shady Cove, OR12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Central Point, OR13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Medford, OR14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Phoenix, OR15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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 February 4, 2021 at 10:22 AM PST. Identifier 2020-OR711S-026621.