Poison Creek Fire
The Poison Creek Fire was reported on July 25, 2024 in Grant County, Oregon and burned 1,060 acres. It was declared out on December 3, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,060 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped February 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM PST, 1,061 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.012, -118.847.
The incident
- Size
- 1,060 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2024 at 3:04 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 8, 2024 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 28, 2024 at 11:30 AM PDT
- Declared out
- December 3, 2024 at 9:30 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 miles Southeast of Seneca.
- County
- Grant County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Seneca
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,255,784
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORMAF-002549
- IRWIN identifier
- 1C479A0E-9551-4603-A65A-F72CC113F35D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 28, 2024 (182 acres) to February 7, 2025 (1,061 acres). The largest one-day growth was 411 acres, mapped July 29, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2024 | 182 | |
| July 29, 2024 | 593 | +411 |
| July 31, 2024 | 624 | +31 |
| August 1, 2024 | 1,014 | +390 |
| August 2, 2024 | 1,043 | +29 |
| August 3, 2024 | 1,047 | +4 |
| August 5, 2024 | 1,047 | 0 |
| August 6, 2024 | 1,060 | +13 |
| August 12, 2024 | 1,060 | 0 |
| August 17, 2024 | 1,060 | 0 |
| February 7, 2025 | 1,061 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Canyon City, 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 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM PST. Identifier 2024-ORMAF-002549.