Cinder Butte Fire
2017 wildfire in Oregon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cinder Butte Fire was a wildfire that burned over 52,000 acres (210 km2) of Oregon rangeland during the summer of 2017. The fire began on 2 August 2017. It was determined to be human-caused since lightning was not present in the area prior to the initial fire report. The fire consumed rangeland vegetation and juniper woodlands in the area east of Glass Buttes in northern Lake County and then spread into northwestern Harney County. Most of the burned area was on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Firefighters battled the blaze for over a week. At the peak of the firefighting effort, there were 496 firefighters working on the Cinder Butte Fire.
Cinder Butte Fire | |
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Date(s) | 2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) – 10 August 2017 (2017-08-10) |
Location | Lake and Harney counties, Oregon, US |
Coordinates | 43.578°N 119.94°W / 43.578; -119.94 |
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Burned area | 52,462 acres (212 km2) |
Land use | Public rangeland and lava beds |
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Cause | Undetermined human cause |
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