Bowden Fire
The Bowden Fire was reported on June 6, 2024 in Malheur County, Oregon and burned 5,720 acres. It was declared out on August 18, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,720 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2024
- Personnel
- 13
Map
Perimeter mapped December 9, 2024 at 11:33 AM MST (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.565, -117.712.
The incident
- Size
- 5,720 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2024 at 2:20 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- June 8, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 18, 2024 at 1:49 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 19 MILES SOUTH OF ROME, OREGON
- County
- Malheur County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORVAD-240056
- IRWIN identifier
- F12AD5D9-9F92-4DA4-8FE9-B1B0E86419F3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Murphy, ID 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 9, 2024 at 11:33 AM MST. Identifier 2024-ORVAD-240056.