Sage Hen Fire
The Sage Hen Fire was reported on September 2, 2024 in Harney County, Oregon and burned 6,250 acres. It was fully contained on September 25, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,250 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped February 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM PST, 5,953 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 43.573, -119.270.
The incident
- Size
- 6,250 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2024 at 5:20 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 25, 2024 at 8:15 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 11, 2024 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 18 miles east of Riley, Oregon.
- County
- Harney County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Riley, Oreogon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORBUD-002587
- IRWIN identifier
- 7F87F056-DCAF-4F3E-9EB5-E604046A439D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hines, 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 February 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM PST. Identifier 2024-ORBUD-002587.