Whiskey Mountain Fire
The Whiskey Mountain Fire was reported on July 24, 2024 in Harney County, Oregon and burned 4,345 acres. It was declared out on December 3, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,345 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped February 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM PST, 4,357 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 43.909, -119.442.
The incident
- Size
- 4,345 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024 at 3:48 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 8, 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
- 10 miles South of Izee.
- County
- Harney County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Izee
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORMAF-002533
- IRWIN identifier
- 6353FA55-D487-4A86-9842-D2306690836E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2024 (2,566 acres) to August 22, 2024 (4,353 acres). The largest one-day growth was 836 acres, mapped July 28, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2024 | 2,566 | |
| July 28, 2024 | 3,402 | +836 |
| July 30, 2024 | 3,402 | 0 |
| July 31, 2024 | 4,220 | +818 |
| August 1, 2024 | 4,220 | 0 |
| August 2, 2024 | 4,345 | +125 |
| August 6, 2024 | 4,345 | 0 |
| August 15, 2024 | 4,352 | +7 |
| August 22, 2024 | 4,353 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Burns, 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 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM PST. Identifier 2024-ORMAF-002533.