Butte Fire
The Butte Fire was reported on August 27, 2025 in Malheur County, Oregon and burned 4,912 acres. It was declared out on September 21, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,912 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 27, 2025
- Personnel
- 8
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM MDT, 4,913 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.688, -117.512.
The incident
- Size
- 4,912 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles S from ROME, OR
- County
- Malheur County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- JORDAN VALLEY
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-ORVAD-250255
- IRWIN identifier
- 76638F5B-D96E-4D76-8C62-88A1732AEED3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Murphy, ID 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 September 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM MDT. Identifier 2025-ORVAD-250255.