Green River Fire
The Green River Fire was reported on March 14, 2025 in Lee County, Illinois and burned 940 acres. It was declared out on March 18, 2025.
- Size
- 940 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 41.628, -89.521.
The incident
- Size
- 940 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM CDT
- Declared out
- March 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 miles SE of Rock Falls, IL
- County
- Lee County
- State
- Illinois
- Protecting agency
- DFR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-ILILS-250152
- IRWIN identifier
- 64FCBAAC-7B59-4E9B-9531-B33E10102DD7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Walnut, IL 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 March 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM CDT. Identifier 2025-ILILS-250152.