Van Meter Fire
The Van Meter Fire was reported on September 7, 2022 in Klamath County, Oregon and burned 2,639 acres. It was declared out on December 6, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,639 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2022
- Personnel
- 29
Map
Perimeter mapped December 8, 2022 at 9:17 AM PST, 2,639 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.132, -121.579.
The incident
- Size
- 2,639 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2022 at 12:24 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 20, 2022 at 2:30 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 30, 2022 at 2:25 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 6, 2022 at 10:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 miles Southeast of Klamath Falls, Oregon
- County
- Klamath County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Olene, OR
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 29
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,310,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-ORLAD-220351
- IRWIN identifier
- E8BFDD4B-0DA3-4896-A3AE-C3B4EA50C676
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Merrill, 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 6, 2022 at 9:56 AM PST. Identifier 2022-ORLAD-220351.