No longer in the daily fire updates. The Ten Mile Fire last appeared in an official report on August 21, at 4,834 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Ten Mile Fire

Jefferson County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 21, 2026 (16 days ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
4,834 acres
Sep 6, 11:00 PM
−1 acres
was 4,835 acres · Jul 28, 6:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 6, 11:00 PM
+1 percent
was 99% · Jul 29, 10:00 AM
Crew size
65
Sep 6, 11:00 PM
−75
was 140 · Jul 28, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$1.8M
Sep 6, 11:00 PM
+$300,000
was $1.5M · Jul 27, 7:01 PM

Ten Mile Fire and other nearby fires

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Ten Mile Fire summary

The Ten Mile Fire is a wildfire near Jefferson County, Oregon. It has burned about 4,834 acres (about 4,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 65 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
4,834 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 23, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 6:00 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

66°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 7 mph N · 54% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

46°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 6 mph SW · 54% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday

72°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 mph NW · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday Night

48°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 0 to 3 mph NW · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday

71°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 1 to 7 mph N · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 6:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 65 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $2 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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