Oregon Fire
The Oregon Fire was reported on August 18, 2023 in Spokane County, Washington and burned 10,822 acres. It was declared out on December 12, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 10,822 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023
- Personnel
- 136
Map
Perimeter mapped December 28, 2023 at 1:43 PM PST (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.034, -117.230.
The incident
- Size
- 10,822 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023 at 4:16 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 12, 2023 at 6:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- September 21, 2023 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 12, 2023 at 10:20 AM PST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- East of Elk, Northern tip of fire in Pend Oreille County, Majority in Spokane Co
- County
- Spokane County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Elk
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 136
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $14,232,554
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-WANES-001979
- IRWIN identifier
- EFDFD0A6-BCC7-4038-8047-111E4C72D87C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 19, 2023 (9,278 acres) to August 30, 2023 (10,822 acres). The largest one-day growth was 899 acres, mapped August 21, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2023 | 9,278 | |
| August 20, 2023 | 10,137 | +859 |
| August 21, 2023 | 11,036 | +899 |
| August 22, 2023 | 11,036 | 0 |
| August 23, 2023 | 10,999 | -37 |
| August 24, 2023 | 11,005 | +6 |
| August 25, 2023 | 10,979 | -26 |
| August 26, 2023 | 10,922 | -57 |
| August 27, 2023 | 10,834 | -88 |
| August 28, 2023 | 10,841 | +7 |
| August 29, 2023 | 10,831 | -10 |
| August 30, 2023 | 10,822 | -9 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Deer Park, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Deer Park, WA13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Newport, WA13 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Spirit Lake, ID17 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Priest River, ID18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Mead, WA19 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Fairwood, WA20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 18, 2023 at 10:27 AM PST. Identifier 2023-WANES-001979.