Oregon wildfires

Shoe Fly Fire

OutWheeler County, Oregon2024Wildfire

The Shoe Fly Fire was reported on September 2, 2024 in Wheeler County, Oregon and burned 26,817 acres. It was declared out on December 31, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
26,817 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 2, 2024
Personnel
326

Map

Perimeter mapped September 14, 2024 at 1:10 AM PDT, 26,817 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.630, -120.038.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Fossil

The incident

Size
26,817 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 2, 2024 at 4:22 AM PDT
Contained
September 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
Controlled
September 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM PDT
Declared out
December 31, 2024 at 12:00 PM PST
Cause
Natural
Location
6 Miles NE of Mitchell, OR
County
Wheeler County
State
Oregon
Nearest city reported
Mitchell
Protecting agency
DOF
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
326
Incident management
Type 1 Team, Type 1 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$15,358,093
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-OR953S-000766
IRWIN identifier
C3521D5E-84BF-4065-8769-902840C4BD0F

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 February 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM PST. Identifier 2024-OR953S-000766.