Morgan Fire
The Morgan Fire was reported on September 18, 2023 in Lake County, Oregon and burned 2,289 acres. It was declared out on December 12, 2023.
- Size
- 2,289 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 18, 2023
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped December 13, 2023 at 6:04 AM PST, 2,289 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.424, -120.686.
The incident
- Size
- 2,289 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 18, 2023 at 2:44 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 6, 2023 at 12:20 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 6, 2023 at 12:26 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 12, 2023 at 2:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 19 Miles East of Bly, Oregon.
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Bly, OR
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-ORFWF-230307
- IRWIN identifier
- C88F4251-829A-4D08-89B5-59FA39C4FB15
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 19, 2023 (398 acres) to December 13, 2023 (2,289 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,638 acres, mapped September 20, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2023 | 398 | |
| September 20, 2023 | 2,036 | +1,638 |
| September 22, 2023 | 2,297 | +261 |
| September 23, 2023 | 2,304 | +7 |
| December 13, 2023 | 2,289 | -15 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lakeview, 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 12, 2023 at 2:05 PM PST. Identifier 2023-ORFWF-230307.