Oregon wildfires

Cow Valley Fire

OutMalheur County, Oregon2024Wildfire

The Cow Valley Fire was reported on July 11, 2024 in Malheur County, Oregon and burned 133,490 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2024.

Size
133,490 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 11, 2024
Personnel
13

Map

Perimeter mapped January 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM PST, 133,489 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.357, -117.759.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Baker City

The incident

Size
133,490 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 11, 2024 at 6:10 AM PDT
Contained
August 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
Controlled
September 17, 2024 at 7:28 AM PDT
Declared out
October 1, 2024 at 12:00 PM PDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
West of Brogan and NW of Vale
County
Malheur County
State
Oregon
Nearest city reported
Brogan
Protecting agency
BLM
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
13
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$18,000,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-ORVAD-240129
IRWIN identifier
4761FF92-DA03-4843-A3C5-6E03DDA3EAD1

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 11, 2024 (3,936 acres) to January 24, 2025 (133,489 acres). The largest one-day growth was 69,892 acres, mapped July 12, 2024.

DayAcresChange
July 11, 20243,936
July 12, 202473,828+69,892
July 13, 2024114,559+40,731
July 14, 2024129,367+14,808
July 15, 2024131,429+2,062
July 16, 2024133,408+1,979
July 17, 2024133,407-1
July 19, 2024133,490+83
January 24, 2025133,489-1

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Baker City, OR covers the area today.

Nearby

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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 January 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM PST. Identifier 2024-ORVAD-240129.