Stubble Fire

Harney County, Oregon · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 16, 2026 (about 18 hours ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
15,673 acres
Aug 16, 1:00 PM
+5,444 acres
was 10,229 acres · Jul 25, 8:00 PM
Containment
93%
Aug 16, 1:00 PM
+6 percent
was 87% · Jul 29, 9:00 PM
Crew size
4
Aug 16, 1:00 PM
−16
was 20 · Aug 15, 8:01 PM
Money spent
$926,740
Aug 16, 1:00 PM
−$212,139
was $1.1M · Jul 31, 6:00 PM

Stubble Fire and other nearby fires

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Stubble Fire summary

The Stubble Fire is a wildfire near Harney County, Oregon. It has burned about 15,673 acres (about 12,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 93% of its edge; the other 7% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 4 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
15,673 acres
Containment
93%
Discovered
July 23, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 1:00 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.

Today

88°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 5 to 9 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

52°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

89°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 12 mph WNW · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

53°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 12 mph WNW · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

89°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 7 to 10 mph W · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 1:03 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 4 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $926,740 has been spent on it so far.

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

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Stubble Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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