Oregon wildfires

Little Lava Fire

OutDeschutes County, Oregon2024Wildfire

The Little Lava Fire was reported on September 7, 2024 in Deschutes County, Oregon and burned 15,522 acres. It was declared out on December 17, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
15,522 acres
Contained
75%
Discovered
September 7, 2024

Map

Perimeter mapped January 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM PST, 15,522 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.896, -121.727.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Three Rivers

The incident

Size
15,522 acres
Containment
75%
Discovered
September 7, 2024 at 5:16 PM PDT
Contained
December 17, 2024 at 1:50 PM PST
Declared out
December 17, 2024 at 1:51 PM PST
Cause
Natural
County
Deschutes County
State
Oregon
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Estimated cost to date
$15,784,288
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-ORDEF-000899
IRWIN identifier
E3A0309B-181D-4D60-B1EC-BB0C3D5F45C8

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 8, 2024 (0 acres) to October 18, 2024 (15,522 acres). The largest one-day growth was 14,708 acres, mapped October 12, 2024.

DayAcresChange
September 8, 20240
September 9, 20242,147+2,147
September 10, 20245,871+3,724
September 11, 20249,848+3,977
September 13, 20249,8480
September 14, 202410,301+453
September 15, 202410,422+121
September 16, 202410,452+30
September 17, 202410,4520
September 18, 202410,448-4
September 19, 202410,728+280
September 20, 202411,064+336
September 21, 202411,154+90
September 22, 202411,220+66
September 23, 2024311-10,909
September 24, 202411,313+11,002
September 25, 2024119-11,194
September 27, 2024121+2
September 28, 202431-90
September 30, 202411,422+11,391
October 1, 202411,624+202
October 2, 202411,800+176
October 3, 2024177-11,623
October 4, 202411,921+11,744
October 5, 202412,337+416
October 6, 202412,232-105
October 7, 202412,720+488
October 8, 202411,921-799
October 9, 202414,529+2,608
October 11, 2024520-14,009
October 12, 202415,228+14,708
October 13, 202415,339+111
October 14, 202415,470+131
October 15, 202415,514+44
October 16, 202415,522+8
October 18, 202415,5220

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Three Rivers, 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 January 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM PST. Identifier 2024-ORDEF-000899.