Benson Gulch Fire
The Benson Gulch Fire was reported on July 8, 2025 in Jackson County, Oregon and burned 12 acres. It is 90 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped July 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM PDT, 5 acres (phone/tablet). Point of origin 42.154, -123.110.
The incident
- Size
- 12 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles SW from Medford, OR
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $355,623
- Part of
- Grizzly Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-ORMED-009826
- IRWIN identifier
- 7B240B64-8741-4681-8C9E-AF925E66CB85
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 11, 2025 (10 acres) to August 29, 2025 (5 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2 acres, mapped July 15, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2025 | 10 | |
| July 12, 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| July 15, 2025 | 12 | +2 |
| August 29, 2025 | 5 | -7 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ruch, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 December 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM PST. Identifier 2025-ORMED-009826.