ORVAD Badland Complex 2024

Last updated: 2024-07-29

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The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Vale District.

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State: Oregon

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Coordinates:

Latitude: 44° 37 25 Longitude: 117° 24 45

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NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.

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Incident Overview: The Badland Complex consists of multiple wildfires started by lightning on July 22, 2024. All the Badland fires are located east of Interstate 84 between Durkee and Richland, Oregon. These fires are burning on private property and public lands administered by Vale Bureau of Land Management. On July 25, 2024, Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team Two assumed command of the complex. There are level 1, 2, and 3 evacuations in place by the Baker and Malheur County Sheriffs. Vale District Bureau of Land Management recreation sites along the Snake River between Oxbow and Huntington, and on Lookout Mountain, are closed. This includes Spring Recreation Site, Swedes Landing and Bassar Diggins Campground.