Marsh Fire
The Marsh Fire was reported on September 23, 2023 in Klamath County, Oregon and burned 2,649 acres. It was declared out on December 6, 2023.
- Size
- 2,649 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 23, 2023
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped February 6, 2024 at 2:55 PM PST, 2,649 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 42.927, -121.673.
The incident
- Size
- 2,649 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 23, 2023 at 12:24 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 24, 2023 at 10:45 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 24, 2023 at 11:00 AM PDT
- Declared out
- December 6, 2023 at 7:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 26 miles Northeast of Chiloquin, Oregon
- County
- Klamath County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $785,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-ORKLR-230311
- IRWIN identifier
- BED920A7-D8AE-42F6-921B-B376C2DCE30C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 24, 2023 (3,131 acres) to February 6, 2024 (2,649 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2023 | 3,131 | |
| September 25, 2023 | 2,727 | -404 |
| September 26, 2023 | 2,661 | -66 |
| February 6, 2024 | 2,649 | -12 |
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 December 6, 2023 at 8:16 AM PST. Identifier 2023-ORKLR-230311.