Little Buck Fire

Wasco County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 13, 2026 (25 days ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	4,000 acres Jul 30, 9:00 PM	43,818 acres Sep 7, 6:00 PM +39,818 acres was 4,000 acres · Jul 30, 9:00 PM	+39,818 acres in about 1 month
Containment	50% Jul 31, 1:00 PM	89% Sep 7, 6:00 PM +39 percent was 50% · Jul 31, 1:00 PM	+39 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	$11.9M Aug 3, 9:00 PM	$12.4M Sep 7, 6:00 PM +$459,905 was $11.9M · Aug 3, 9:00 PM	+$459,905 in about 1 month

Little Buck Fire summary

The Little Buck Fire is a wildfire near Wasco County, Oregon. It has burned about 43,818 acres (about 33,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 89% of its edge; the other 11% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. A Type 5 IC is running it.

Size: 43,818 acres
Containment: 89%
Discovered: July 23, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 11:01 a.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

82°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 3 to 8 mph NE · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

62°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 2 to 9 mph NW · 13% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

83°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 2 to 10 mph NW · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

61°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 12 mph W · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

84°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 2 to 9 mph W · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 11:04 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

A Type 5 IC is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $12 million 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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Little Buck Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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