Falls Fire
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.
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.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2024 | 182 | |
| July 11, 2024 | 957 | +775 |
| July 12, 2024 | 2 | -955 |
| July 13, 2024 | 28,000 | +27,998 |
| July 14, 2024 | 55,929 | +27,929 |
| July 15, 2024 | 64,225 | +8,296 |
| July 16, 2024 | 85,348 | +21,123 |
| July 17, 2024 | 91,269 | +5,921 |
| July 18, 2024 | 110,674 | +19,405 |
| July 19, 2024 | 114,236 | +3,562 |
| July 20, 2024 | 117,200 | +2,964 |
| July 21, 2024 | 120,919 | +3,719 |
| July 22, 2024 | 132,751 | +11,832 |
| July 23, 2024 | 139,507 | +6,756 |
| July 24, 2024 | 140,422 | +915 |
| July 25, 2024 | 141,837 | +1,415 |
| July 26, 2024 | 141,989 | +152 |
| July 27, 2024 | 141,989 | 0 |
| July 28, 2024 | 142,307 | +318 |
| July 29, 2024 | 142,307 | 0 |
| July 30, 2024 | 142,307 | 0 |
| July 31, 2024 | 142,729 | +422 |
| August 1, 2024 | 143,258 | +529 |
| August 2, 2024 | 144,362 | +1,104 |
| August 3, 2024 | 145,727 | +1,365 |
| August 4, 2024 | 146,113 | +386 |
| August 5, 2024 | 146,250 | +137 |
| August 6, 2024 | 147,161 | +911 |
| August 7, 2024 | 147,319 | +158 |
| August 8, 2024 | 147,403 | +84 |
| August 9, 2024 | 147,809 | +406 |
| August 10, 2024 | 148,519 | +710 |
| August 11, 2024 | 150,320 | +1,801 |
| August 12, 2024 | 150,941 | +621 |
| August 13, 2024 | 151,399 | +458 |
| August 14, 2024 | 151,665 | +266 |
| August 15, 2024 | 151,680 | +15 |
| August 16, 2024 | 151,680 | 0 |
| August 17, 2024 | 151,680 | 0 |
| August 19, 2024 | 151,680 | 0 |
| August 22, 2024 | 151,683 | +3 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Burns, 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 July 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM PDT. Identifier 2024-ORMAF-002502.