Joseph Canyon Fire
The Joseph Canyon Fire was reported on June 4, 2021 in Wallowa County, Oregon and burned 7,610 acres. It was declared out on August 30, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,610 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2021
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped June 7, 2021 at 11:00 AM PDT, 7,610 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.989, -117.081.
The incident
- Size
- 7,610 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2021 at 10:20 AM PDT
- Declared out
- August 30, 2021 at 10:45 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 23 miles S of Lewiston, Idaho
- County
- Wallowa County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-ORVAD-000347
- IRWIN identifier
- 2DB568F1-8F09-4D9A-AA85-36BA01C4BD54
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Asotin, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Asotin, WA24 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston Orchards, ID28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- West Clarkston-Highland, WA29 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Clarkston, WA30 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston, ID30 miles north of the fire’s origin
Oregon wildfires today Wildfires of 2021 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 October 25, 2021 at 1:57 PM PDT. Identifier 2021-ORVAD-000347.