Wildfire — Eastern Curry County & Josephine County, Oregon

2025-10-01 to 2025-10-24 · Eastern Curry County & Josephine County, Oregon

Event narrative

The Moon Complex Wildfire was discovered on September 3rd. The fire started 11 miles northeast of Glendale in Curry County, Oregon. The fire was caused by lightning. As of 530 AM PST on September 30th, it had burned 18,316 acres, was 10% contained, 1 structure had been destroyed, and it had cost $ 42.4M.

Wider weather episode

The Moon Complex Wildfire was discovered on September 3rd. The fire started 11 miles northeast of Glendale in Curry County, Oregon. The fire was caused by lightning. As of 430 AM PST on October 24th, it had burned 19,520 acres, was 42% contained, 1 structure had been destroyed, and it had cost $ 62.9M.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1296471. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.