Backbone Fire
The Backbone Fire was reported on September 3, 2025 in Curry County, Oregon and burned 3,356 acres. It was fully contained on March 6, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,356 acres
- Contained
- 4%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped September 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM PDT, 3,353 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.705, -123.947.
The incident
- Size
- 3,356 acres
- Containment
- 4%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM PDT
- Contained
- March 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- null Miles null from null,
- County
- Curry County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Part of
- Moon Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-ORRSF-000388
- IRWIN identifier
- BE891E8A-2950-44EC-9A93-DDF3EBEAA6F3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 6, 2025 (716 acres) to November 20, 2025 (3,353 acres). The largest one-day growth was 810 acres, mapped September 26, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2025 | 716 | |
| September 7, 2025 | 1,088 | +372 |
| September 8, 2025 | 1,489 | +401 |
| September 10, 2025 | 1,744 | +255 |
| September 11, 2025 | 1,800 | +56 |
| September 12, 2025 | 1,808 | +8 |
| September 13, 2025 | 1,815 | +7 |
| September 14, 2025 | 1,827 | +12 |
| September 15, 2025 | 1,830 | +3 |
| September 16, 2025 | 1,833 | +3 |
| September 17, 2025 | 1,854 | +21 |
| September 18, 2025 | 1,883 | +29 |
| September 19, 2025 | 1,952 | +69 |
| September 22, 2025 | 2,019 | +67 |
| September 23, 2025 | 2,063 | +44 |
| September 24, 2025 | 2,271 | +208 |
| September 25, 2025 | 2,543 | +272 |
| September 26, 2025 | 3,353 | +810 |
| November 20, 2025 | 3,353 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Powers, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Powers, OR14 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Myrtle Point, OR27 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Port Orford, OR28 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Merlin, OR30 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Gold Beach, OR32 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Riddle, OR34 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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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 April 1, 2026 at 8:08 AM PDT. Identifier 2025-ORRSF-000388.