Sand Fire
The Sand Fire was reported on July 24, 2024 in Grant County, Oregon and burned 7,578 acres. It was declared out on December 3, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,578 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped February 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM PST, 7,578 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.040, -119.287.
The incident
- Size
- 7,578 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024 at 10:53 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 16, 2024 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- December 3, 2024 at 9:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- December 3, 2024 at 9:30 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 miles East of Izee.
- County
- Grant County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Izee
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,119,678
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORMAF-002541
- IRWIN identifier
- 56C659FC-1A87-49CA-BF1A-D05E5A0914C2
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 25, 2024 (0 acres) to August 22, 2024 (7,582 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,733 acres, mapped July 26, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2024 | 0 | |
| July 26, 2024 | 2,733 | +2,733 |
| July 27, 2024 | 2,733 | 0 |
| July 28, 2024 | 4,204 | +1,471 |
| July 29, 2024 | 4,204 | 0 |
| July 30, 2024 | 4,927 | +723 |
| July 31, 2024 | 4,946 | +19 |
| August 1, 2024 | 4,946 | 0 |
| August 2, 2024 | 5,185 | +239 |
| August 3, 2024 | 5,805 | +620 |
| August 4, 2024 | 5,958 | +153 |
| August 5, 2024 | 6,435 | +477 |
| August 6, 2024 | 6,849 | +414 |
| August 7, 2024 | 7,465 | +616 |
| August 8, 2024 | 7,582 | +117 |
| August 17, 2024 | 7,582 | 0 |
| August 22, 2024 | 7,582 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mount Vernon, 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 9:51 AM PST. Identifier 2024-ORMAF-002541.