Big Meadow Fire
The Big Meadow Fire was reported on September 9, 2021 in Harney County, Oregon and burned 2,643 acres. It was declared out on November 19, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,643 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 9, 2021
- Personnel
- 138
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 17, 2021 at 11:30 AM PDT, 2,643 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.696, -119.578.
The incident
- Size
- 2,643 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 9, 2021 at 5:28 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 22, 2021 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 13, 2021 at 2:59 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 19, 2021 at 9:24 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 10 miles North of Riley, East of Silver Creek Road
- County
- Harney County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Riley
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 138
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-ORBUD-002263
- IRWIN identifier
- 27806E09-76E8-4F0A-88D4-F019440037C6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hines, 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 January 5, 2022 at 2:20 PM PST. Identifier 2021-ORBUD-002263.