page_title: Cinder Butte Fire
hierarchical_section_title: Cinder Butte Fire
caption_attribution_description: English: Cinder Butte Fire near Riley, Oregon at 1:00 pm on 5 Aug 2017
context_page_description: The Cinder Butte Fire was a wildfire that burned over 52,000 acres 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Cinder Butte Fire on 5 August 2017
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