Upton Fire
The Upton Fire was reported on July 1, 2021 in Harney County, Oregon and burned 1,182 acres. It was declared out on August 21, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,182 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped July 8, 2021 at 4:53 AM PDT, 1,182 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 43.654, -118.261.
The incident
- Size
- 1,182 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2021 at 11:53 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 3, 2021 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 7, 2021 at 5:49 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 21, 2021 at 2:22 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Upton Mountain
- County
- Harney County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $320,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-ORBUD-002194
- IRWIN identifier
- 2A25EFB1-E701-448E-9804-2D58ECC57CEB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Burns, 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 December 3, 2021 at 7:56 AM PST. Identifier 2021-ORBUD-002194.