Oregon wildfires

Service Fire

ContainedWheeler County, Oregon2024Wildfire

The Service Fire was reported on September 6, 2024 in Wheeler County, Oregon and burned 23,905 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
23,905 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 6, 2024
Personnel
53

Map

Perimeter mapped March 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM PDT, 23,890 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.901, -120.058.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Fossil

The incident

Size
23,905 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 6, 2024 at 4:49 PM PDT
Cause
Natural
Location
10.2 MILES EAST OF FOSSIL, OR
County
Wheeler County
State
Oregon
Nearest city reported
FOSSIL, OREGON
Protecting agency
DOF
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
53
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$28,931,000
Part of
Fossil Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-OR953S-024274
IRWIN identifier
BDCDCFAB-53CD-405B-9A0D-4183CA557D5C

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 6, 2024 (10 acres) to March 13, 2025 (23,890 acres). The largest one-day growth was 9,779 acres, mapped September 10, 2024.

DayAcresChange
September 6, 202410
September 7, 2024789+779
September 8, 20243,869+3,080
September 10, 202413,648+9,779
September 11, 202421,888+8,240
September 12, 202423,503+1,615
September 13, 202423,615+112
September 14, 202423,874+259
September 15, 202423,889+15
September 16, 202423,890+1
September 17, 202423,8900
September 18, 202423,8900
March 13, 202523,8900

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fossil, 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 March 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM PST. Identifier 2024-OR953S-024274.