Sheephead Fire
The Sheephead Fire was reported on September 7, 2022 in Malheur County, Oregon and burned 2,328 acres. It was declared out on September 30, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,328 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2022
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped November 2, 2022 at 1:55 PM MDT, 2,326 acres (gps-driven). Point of origin 43.492, -117.250.
The incident
- Size
- 2,328 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2022 at 7:17 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 9, 2022 at 8:53 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 9, 2022 at 11:10 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 30, 2022 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 18 MILES SW OF ADRIAN, OR
- County
- Malheur County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-ORVAD-000172
- IRWIN identifier
- 9D7D3040-A50F-4275-AEFF-47BCCA38CFB8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Homedale, ID 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 May 30, 2023 at 9:34 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-ORVAD-000172.