Dillon Creek Fire
The Dillon Creek Fire was reported on May 20, 2023 in Klamath County, Oregon and burned 3,119 acres. It was declared out on October 11, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,119 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 20, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped October 28, 2023 at 11:36 AM PDT, 3,120 acres (gps-walked). Point of origin 43.060, -121.469.
The incident
- Size
- 3,119 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 20, 2023 at 4:13 PM PDT
- Contained
- June 5, 2023 at 2:30 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 11, 2023 at 2:10 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 11, 2023 at 2:14 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 22 miles E of Hwy 97 on Silver Lake Hwy. 3-4 miles E of Klamath Marsh NWR HQ.
- County
- Klamath County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,365,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-ORFWF-230118
- IRWIN identifier
- D9FE92FB-103C-447A-83C0-E4D36E8BFB5F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 23, 2023 (27 acres) to October 28, 2023 (3,120 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,463 acres, mapped May 26, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2023 | 27 | |
| May 24, 2023 | 499 | +472 |
| May 25, 2023 | 1,274 | +775 |
| May 26, 2023 | 2,737 | +1,463 |
| October 28, 2023 | 3,120 | +383 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Chiloquin, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 October 16, 2023 at 10:14 AM PDT. Identifier 2023-ORFWF-230118.