Oregon wildfires

Black Rock Fire

ContainedWasco County, Oregon2025Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Fossil

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.

DayAcresChange
September 5, 20253,930
September 6, 202521,069+17,139
September 7, 202532,453+11,384
September 8, 202540,582+8,129
September 9, 202543,842+3,260
September 10, 202543,8420

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fossil, 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 January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM PST. Identifier 2025-ORPRD-000963.