Kinzua Fire
The Kinzua Fire was reported on September 5, 2024 in Wheeler County, Oregon and burned 96 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 96 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 5, 2024
- Personnel
- 59
Map
Perimeter mapped September 5, 2024 at 9:43 PM PDT, 96 acres (phone/tablet). Point of origin 44.996, -120.040.
The incident
- Size
- 96 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 5, 2024 at 4:43 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 8.6 MILES EAST OF FOSSIL, OR
- County
- Wheeler County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- FOSSIL, OR
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 59
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $101,000
- Part of
- Fossil Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-OR953S-024269
- IRWIN identifier
- 0434933C-D745-4001-A672-3C780BACC9A5
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 6, 2024 (96 acres) to September 21, 2024 (96 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2024 | 96 | |
| September 9, 2024 | 96 | 0 |
| September 21, 2024 | 96 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fossil, 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 March 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM PST. Identifier 2024-OR953S-024269.