Big Tom Fire
The Big Tom Fire was reported on August 25, 2023 in Douglas County, Oregon and burned 326 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 326 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped November 13, 2023 at 2:06 PM PST, 325 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 43.726, -123.427.
The incident
- Size
- 326 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2023 at 1:10 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 29, 2023 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Douglas County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,810,860
- Part of
- Tyee Ridge Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-OR731S-000331
- IRWIN identifier
- 7756AA66-AFC0-42DE-8EDB-E5282B0BDD9D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 26, 2023 (37 acres) to September 2, 2023 (325 acres). The largest one-day growth was 182 acres, mapped August 30, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2023 | 37 | |
| August 27, 2023 | 71 | +34 |
| August 28, 2023 | 112 | +41 |
| August 30, 2023 | 294 | +182 |
| August 31, 2023 | 327 | +33 |
| September 2, 2023 | 325 | -2 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Drain, 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 September 29, 2023 at 6:10 PM PDT. Identifier 2023-OR731S-000331.