Powder Fire
The Powder Fire was reported on July 23, 2024 in Baker County, Oregon and burned 539 acres. It was declared out on July 31, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 539 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped December 11, 2024 at 7:43 AM PST, 728 acres (gps-walked). Point of origin 44.754, -117.265.
The incident
- Size
- 539 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2024 at 1:18 AM PDT
- Contained
- July 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Sw of Richland OR
- County
- Baker County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $600,000
- Part of
- Badland Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORVAD-240162
- IRWIN identifier
- 53E157AB-D91D-4CD2-AF49-688DD60D0C60
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 27, 2024 (728 acres) to December 11, 2024 (728 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped November 19, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2024 | 728 | |
| November 19, 2024 | 728 | 0 |
| December 11, 2024 | 728 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Baker 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 December 11, 2024 at 7:43 AM PST. Identifier 2024-ORVAD-240162.