Microwave Tower Fire
The Microwave Tower Fire was reported on July 22, 2024 in Hood River County, Oregon and burned 1,313 acres. It was declared out on October 15, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,313 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2024
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped July 28, 2024 at 2:30 AM PDT, 1,314 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.681, -121.457.
The incident
- Size
- 1,313 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2024 at 3:41 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 12, 2024 at 2:30 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 mile WSW of Mosier, OR
- County
- Hood River County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Mosier
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-OR954S-000661
- IRWIN identifier
- 064DC3A4-4EBA-460E-BE36-D47B0BBC85EE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 23, 2024 (682 acres) to August 6, 2024 (1,314 acres). The largest one-day growth was 255 acres, mapped July 28, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2024 | 682 | |
| July 24, 2024 | 692 | +10 |
| July 25, 2024 | 737 | +45 |
| July 26, 2024 | 806 | +69 |
| July 28, 2024 | 1,062 | +256 |
| July 30, 2024 | 1,311 | +249 |
| August 4, 2024 | 1,313 | +2 |
| August 6, 2024 | 1,314 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bingen, WA 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 December 2, 2024 at 9:15 AM PST. Identifier 2024-OR954S-000661.