Cow Valley Fire
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.
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.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2024 | 3,936 | |
| July 12, 2024 | 73,828 | +69,892 |
| July 13, 2024 | 114,559 | +40,731 |
| July 14, 2024 | 129,367 | +14,808 |
| July 15, 2024 | 131,429 | +2,062 |
| July 16, 2024 | 133,408 | +1,979 |
| July 17, 2024 | 133,407 | -1 |
| July 19, 2024 | 133,490 | +83 |
| January 24, 2025 | 133,489 | -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.