Black Butte Fire
The Black Butte Fire was reported on August 3, 2021 in Grant County, Oregon and burned 22,445 acres. It was declared out on November 15, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 22,445 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2021
- Personnel
- 33
Map
Perimeter mapped August 23, 2021 at 9:24 PM PDT, 22,445 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.089, -118.322.
The incident
- Size
- 22,445 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2021 at 10:06 AM PDT
- Contained
- September 27, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 24.9 miles South of Unity
- County
- Grant County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Unity, OR
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $16,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-ORMAF-021300
- IRWIN identifier
- 4D9483DE-6226-43F2-A362-04D630514DD3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Prairie City, 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 12, 2022 at 9:20 AM PST. Identifier 2021-ORMAF-021300.