Oregon wildfires

Middle Fork Fire

ContainedKlamath County, Oregon2024Wildfire

The Middle Fork Fire was reported on July 17, 2024 in Klamath County, Oregon and burned 5,286 acres. It is 100 percent contained.

Size
5,286 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 17, 2024

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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Map

Perimeter mapped November 8, 2024 at 10:03 AM PST, 5,286 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 43.027, -122.232.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Chiloquin

The incident

Size
5,286 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 17, 2024 at 2:55 PM PDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
Crater Lake National Park; Middle Fork area.
County
Klamath County
State
Oregon
Nearest city reported
Union Creek, OR
Protecting agency
NPS
Jurisdiction
NPS
Land ownership at origin
NPS
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$11,187,603
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-ORCLP-240223
IRWIN identifier
BFD5CD43-8141-4F1E-B5D8-9E97CE1059AD

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 18, 2024 (261 acres) to September 8, 2024 (5,286 acres). The largest one-day growth was 846 acres, mapped August 9, 2024.

DayAcresChange
July 18, 2024261
July 19, 202464-197
July 20, 202486+22
July 21, 2024142+56
July 22, 2024189+47
July 23, 2024239+50
July 24, 2024558+319
July 26, 2024604+46
July 27, 2024641+37
July 28, 2024714+73
July 29, 2024715+1
July 30, 2024728+13
July 31, 20247280
August 1, 20247280
August 2, 20241,396+668
August 3, 20241,938+542
August 4, 20241,950+12
August 6, 20242,315+365
August 7, 20242,527+212
August 8, 20243,165+638
August 9, 20244,011+846
August 10, 20244,544+533
August 11, 20244,718+174
August 12, 20244,929+211
August 13, 20245,039+110
August 14, 20245,075+36
August 16, 20245,119+44
August 17, 20245,197+78
August 18, 20245,222+25
August 19, 20245,228+6
August 21, 20245,244+16
August 22, 20245,280+36
August 28, 20245,281+1
August 29, 20245,2810
August 30, 20245,282+1
September 1, 20245,286+4
September 8, 20245,2860

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Chiloquin, 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 December 12, 2024 at 10:47 AM PST. Identifier 2024-ORCLP-240223.