No longer in the daily fire updates. The Watson Fire last appeared in an official report on August 4, at 2 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Watson Fire

Crook County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 4, 2026 (12 days ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
2 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Watson Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Watson Fire summary

The Watson Fire is a wildfire near Crook County, Oregon. It has burned about 2 acres (about 2 football fields). It was first reported about 3 weeks ago.

Size
2 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 23, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 7th at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

99°F · Smoke

Wind 2 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

51°F · Smoke

Wind 0 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

94°F · Smoke

Wind 0 to 9 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Saturday Night

48°F · Smoke

Wind 0 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

92°F · Areas Of Smoke then Sunny

Wind 0 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 7th at 5:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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