Oregon wildfires

Red Fire

OutKlamath County, Oregon2024Wildfire

The Red Fire was reported on July 17, 2024 in Klamath County, Oregon and burned 2,993 acres. It was declared out on July 6, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
2,993 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 17, 2024
Personnel
6

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Map

Perimeter mapped October 9, 2024 at 12:53 AM PDT, 2,993 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 43.506, -122.052.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Oakridge

The incident

Size
2,993 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 17, 2024 at 10:35 AM PDT
Contained
November 12, 2024 at 10:45 AM PST
Controlled
November 26, 2024 at 11:30 AM PST
Declared out
July 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM PDT
Cause
Natural
Location
Diamond Peak Wilderness, 16 miles west, north-west of Crescent, Oregon.
County
Klamath County
State
Oregon
Nearest city reported
Crescent Junction
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
6
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$25,800,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-ORDEF-000438
IRWIN identifier
352BF004-4E07-487B-AF45-AD84F82F918A

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 19, 2024 (138 acres) to October 9, 2024 (2,993 acres). The largest one-day growth was 271 acres, mapped September 7, 2024.

DayAcresChange
July 19, 2024138
July 20, 2024346+208
July 21, 20243460
July 22, 2024262-84
July 23, 2024293+31
July 25, 2024389+96
July 26, 2024416+27
July 28, 2024423+7
July 29, 2024428+5
July 31, 2024436+8
August 1, 2024448+12
August 3, 2024480+32
August 4, 2024490+10
August 5, 2024493+3
August 6, 2024498+5
August 7, 2024508+10
August 8, 20245080
August 9, 2024541+33
August 10, 2024544+3
August 11, 2024585+41
August 13, 2024659+74
August 16, 2024723+64
August 17, 2024729+6
August 18, 2024730+1
August 19, 2024737+7
August 20, 2024738+1
August 22, 2024753+15
August 25, 2024755+2
August 28, 2024762+7
August 31, 2024784+22
September 2, 2024851+67
September 4, 2024877+26
September 6, 20241,018+141
September 7, 20241,289+271
September 8, 20241,476+187
September 9, 20241,554+78
September 10, 20241,696+142
September 11, 20241,732+36
September 14, 20241,751+19
September 15, 20241,758+7
September 16, 20241,763+5
September 19, 20241,769+6
September 20, 20241,789+20
September 21, 20241,805+16
September 22, 20241,822+17
September 23, 20241,830+8
September 24, 20241,831+1
September 25, 20241,916+85
September 26, 20241,961+45
September 27, 20242,024+63
September 28, 20242,069+45
September 29, 20242,154+85
September 30, 20242,211+57
October 1, 20242,328+117
October 2, 20242,495+167
October 3, 20242,558+63
October 4, 20242,682+124
October 5, 20242,694+12
October 6, 20242,817+123
October 8, 20242,949+132
October 9, 20242,993+44

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oakridge, 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 July 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM PDT. Identifier 2024-ORDEF-000438.