Black Rock Fire
The Black Rock Fire was reported on September 4, 2025 in Wasco County, Oregon and burned 43,842 acres. It was fully contained on September 19, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 43,842 acres
- Contained
- 97%
- Discovered
- September 4, 2025
- Personnel
- 41
Map
Perimeter mapped September 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM PDT, 43,842 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.989, -120.488.
The incident
- Size
- 43,842 acres
- Containment
- 97%
- Discovered
- September 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 Miles W from Fossil, OR
- County
- Wasco County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Fossil
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 41
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,920,749
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-ORPRD-000963
- IRWIN identifier
- 02479D31-871D-4045-9F0D-440DC2424A07
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 5, 2025 (3,930 acres) to September 10, 2025 (43,842 acres). The largest one-day growth was 17,139 acres, mapped September 6, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2025 | 3,930 | |
| September 6, 2025 | 21,069 | +17,139 |
| September 7, 2025 | 32,453 | +11,384 |
| September 8, 2025 | 40,582 | +8,129 |
| September 9, 2025 | 43,842 | +3,260 |
| September 10, 2025 | 43,842 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fossil, 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 January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM PST. Identifier 2025-ORPRD-000963.