Pr Alder Creek Fire
The Pr Alder Creek Fire was reported on July 6, 2023 in Wheeler County, Oregon and burned 1,627 acres. It was declared out on October 17, 2023.
- Size
- 1,627 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2023
- Personnel
- 52
Map
Perimeter mapped October 25, 2023 at 1:52 PM PDT, 1,628 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 44.808, -119.959.
The incident
- Size
- 1,627 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2023 at 3:19 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 14, 2023 at 9:12 AM PDT
- Declared out
- October 17, 2023 at 11:58 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 10 Miles West of Spray, OR.
- County
- Wheeler County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Spray, OR
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 52
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-ORPRD-000407
- IRWIN identifier
- BA9283A2-2181-41AD-A24E-15C519686E7B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 7, 2023 (1 acres) to October 25, 2023 (1,628 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,630 acres, mapped July 9, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2023 | 1 | |
| July 8, 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| July 9, 2023 | 1,631 | +1,630 |
| October 25, 2023 | 1,628 | -3 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fossil, 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 October 17, 2023 at 11:58 AM PDT. Identifier 2023-ORPRD-000407.