Porcupine Fire
The Porcupine Fire was reported on August 5, 2024 in Harney County, Oregon and burned 6,492 acres. It was declared out on November 22, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,492 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped February 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM PST, 6,492 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.315, -118.455.
The incident
- Size
- 6,492 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2024 at 11:32 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2024 at 7:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 11, 2024 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Declared out
- November 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Porcupine Reservoir
- County
- Harney County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,330,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORBUD-002558
- IRWIN identifier
- 75C38C54-3940-470F-A313-1F6578D593F9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 6, 2024 (6,811 acres) to October 28, 2024 (6,492 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2024 | 6,811 | |
| August 7, 2024 | 6,553 | -258 |
| August 8, 2024 | 6,553 | 0 |
| October 28, 2024 | 6,492 | -61 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Burns, 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 May 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM PDT. Identifier 2024-ORBUD-002558.