Bear Trap Fire
The Bear Trap Fire was reported on July 24, 2024 in Douglas County, Oregon and burned 65 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 65 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 28, 2024 at 1:44 PM PDT, 65 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 43.231, -122.270.
The incident
- Size
- 65 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024 at 8:52 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 1, 2024 at 6:00 AM PDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Douglas County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Part of
- Diamond Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORUPF-240331
- IRWIN identifier
- 99FF4087-222F-4DF4-A7DD-AB3058225669
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 25, 2024 (45 acres) to October 28, 2024 (65 acres). The largest one-day growth was 17 acres, mapped July 27, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2024 | 45 | |
| July 27, 2024 | 62 | +17 |
| July 28, 2024 | 64 | +2 |
| August 2, 2024 | 64 | 0 |
| August 3, 2024 | 64 | 0 |
| August 4, 2024 | 64 | 0 |
| August 8, 2024 | 64 | 0 |
| August 11, 2024 | 65 | +1 |
| October 28, 2024 | 65 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oakridge, 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 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM PST. Identifier 2024-ORUPF-240331.