Potter Fire
The Potter Fire was reported on July 16, 2024 in Douglas County, Oregon and burned 3,429 acres. It was declared out on November 19, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,429 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped December 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM PST, 3,428 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 43.362, -122.306.
The incident
- Size
- 3,429 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2024 at 8:44 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Douglas County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORUPF-240226
- IRWIN identifier
- 96A6E72C-7AD2-44EB-9DD4-13667B1DE557
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 21, 2024 (242 acres) to December 16, 2025 (3,428 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,316 acres, mapped August 8, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2024 | 242 | |
| July 22, 2024 | 282 | +40 |
| July 23, 2024 | 326 | +44 |
| July 24, 2024 | 372 | +46 |
| July 25, 2024 | 504 | +132 |
| July 27, 2024 | 656 | +152 |
| July 28, 2024 | 673 | +17 |
| July 29, 2024 | 690 | +17 |
| July 30, 2024 | 792 | +102 |
| July 31, 2024 | 747 | -45 |
| August 8, 2024 | 2,062 | +1,315 |
| August 11, 2024 | 2,440 | +378 |
| August 14, 2024 | 2,738 | +298 |
| August 15, 2024 | 2,917 | +179 |
| August 16, 2024 | 3,041 | +124 |
| August 17, 2024 | 3,243 | +202 |
| August 18, 2024 | 3,320 | +77 |
| August 20, 2024 | 3,320 | 0 |
| August 21, 2024 | 3,366 | +46 |
| August 22, 2024 | 3,416 | +50 |
| August 25, 2024 | 3,416 | 0 |
| August 26, 2024 | 3,421 | +5 |
| August 27, 2024 | 3,427 | +6 |
| August 28, 2024 | 3,427 | 0 |
| August 29, 2024 | 3,428 | +1 |
| December 16, 2025 | 3,428 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oakridge, 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 December 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM PST. Identifier 2024-ORUPF-240226.