Oregon wildfires

Falls Fire

OutHarney County, Oregon2024Wildfire

The Falls Fire was reported on July 10, 2024 in Harney County, Oregon and burned 151,689 acres. It was declared out on December 3, 2024. The cause is listed as human.

Size
151,689 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 10, 2024
Personnel
175

Map

Perimeter mapped February 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM PST, 151,683 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.853, -119.427.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Burns

The incident

Size
151,689 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 10, 2024 at 7:55 AM PDT
Contained
August 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
Controlled
November 5, 2024 at 10:20 AM PST
Declared out
December 3, 2024 at 9:30 AM PST
Cause
Human
Location
20 miles NW of Burns, OR
County
Harney County
State
Oregon
Nearest city reported
Burns
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
175
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 1 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$67,814,990
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-ORMAF-002502
IRWIN identifier
35D89359-0F42-409E-A6F5-89C69B144E8A

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 10, 2024 (182 acres) to August 22, 2024 (151,683 acres). The largest one-day growth was 27,998 acres, mapped July 13, 2024.

DayAcresChange
July 10, 2024182
July 11, 2024957+775
July 12, 20242-955
July 13, 202428,000+27,998
July 14, 202455,929+27,929
July 15, 202464,225+8,296
July 16, 202485,348+21,123
July 17, 202491,269+5,921
July 18, 2024110,674+19,405
July 19, 2024114,236+3,562
July 20, 2024117,200+2,964
July 21, 2024120,919+3,719
July 22, 2024132,751+11,832
July 23, 2024139,507+6,756
July 24, 2024140,422+915
July 25, 2024141,837+1,415
July 26, 2024141,989+152
July 27, 2024141,9890
July 28, 2024142,307+318
July 29, 2024142,3070
July 30, 2024142,3070
July 31, 2024142,729+422
August 1, 2024143,258+529
August 2, 2024144,362+1,104
August 3, 2024145,727+1,365
August 4, 2024146,113+386
August 5, 2024146,250+137
August 6, 2024147,161+911
August 7, 2024147,319+158
August 8, 2024147,403+84
August 9, 2024147,809+406
August 10, 2024148,519+710
August 11, 2024150,320+1,801
August 12, 2024150,941+621
August 13, 2024151,399+458
August 14, 2024151,665+266
August 15, 2024151,680+15
August 16, 2024151,6800
August 17, 2024151,6800
August 19, 2024151,6800
August 22, 2024151,683+3

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Burns, 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 July 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM PDT. Identifier 2024-ORMAF-002502.