Oregon wildfires

Whisky Creek Fire

OutHood River County, Oregon2024Wildfire

The Whisky Creek Fire was reported on July 20, 2024 in Hood River County, Oregon and burned 3,239 acres. It was declared out on October 7, 2025. The cause is listed as human.

Size
3,239 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 20, 2024
Personnel
1

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Map

Perimeter mapped September 24, 2024 at 9:45 AM PDT, 3,240 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.640, -121.797.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Cascade Locks

The incident

Size
3,239 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 20, 2024 at 11:01 AM PDT
Contained
October 31, 2024 at 4:10 PM PDT
Controlled
November 20, 2024 at 10:43 AM PST
Declared out
October 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM PDT
Cause
Human
Location
East fork of Herman Creek, 6 miles SE of Cascade Locks OR
County
Hood River County
State
Oregon
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
1
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$34,929,031
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-ORMHF-000639
IRWIN identifier
20FED5FF-FC1F-462F-8664-47565B5CAFE7

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 22, 2024 (130 acres) to September 27, 2024 (3,240 acres). The largest one-day growth was 568 acres, mapped July 25, 2024.

DayAcresChange
July 22, 2024130
July 23, 2024155+25
July 24, 2024288+133
July 25, 2024856+568
July 26, 2024838-18
July 28, 2024891+53
August 2, 2024934+43
August 3, 20241,005+71
August 4, 20241,174+169
August 5, 20241,330+156
August 6, 20241,675+345
August 7, 20241,447-228
August 9, 20241,671+224
August 10, 20241,746+75
August 11, 20241,752+6
August 12, 20241,865+113
August 13, 20241,901+36
August 14, 20241,905+4
August 15, 20241,938+33
August 16, 20241,951+13
August 17, 20241,973+22
August 19, 20242,057+84
August 20, 20242,0570
August 21, 20242,058+1
August 22, 20242,067+9
August 25, 20242,0670
August 26, 20242,075+8
August 28, 20242,084+9
August 30, 20242,085+1
September 1, 20242,086+1
September 2, 20242,092+6
September 4, 20242,097+5
September 5, 20242,105+8
September 6, 20242,572+467
September 7, 20242,692+120
September 8, 20242,856+164
September 9, 20242,935+79
September 10, 20242,977+42
September 11, 20243,047+70
September 14, 20243,091+44
September 16, 20243,141+50
September 19, 20243,169+28
September 22, 20243,203+34
September 24, 20243,211+8
September 27, 20243,240+29

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cascade Locks, 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 October 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM PDT. Identifier 2024-ORMHF-000639.