White River Fire
The White River Fire was reported on August 17, 2020 in Wasco County, Oregon and burned 17,442 acres. It was declared out on March 8, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 17,442 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2020
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT (image interpretation). Point of origin 45.182, -121.576.
The incident
- Size
- 17,442 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2020 at 9:07 AM PDT
- Contained
- November 13, 2020 at 10:00 AM PST
- Controlled
- April 20, 2021 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- March 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 20 miles west of Wamic, OR.
- County
- Wasco County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Maupin, OR
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $23,370,116
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-ORMHF-000681
- IRWIN identifier
- 6101FBD6-F462-4F0B-B3DB-41586B038C12
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mount Hood Village, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Mount Hood Village, OR23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Odell, OR31 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Warm Springs, OR33 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- The Dalles, OR34 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Chenoweth, OR35 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Dallesport, WA36 miles northeast 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 March 8, 2022 at 1:54 PM PST. Identifier 2020-ORMHF-000681.