No longer in the daily fire updates. The Dairy Fire last appeared in an official report on July 27, 2026, at 8 acres and 70% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Dairy Fire

Harney County, Oregon · Wildfire

Started inside the Malheur National Forest boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 27, 2026 (3 months ago)
First reported about 3 months ago
Metric Now
Size
8 acres
Oct 12, 10:00 PM
Containment
70%
Oct 12, 10:00 PM
Crew size —
Money spent
$1,000
Oct 12, 10:00 PM

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Dairy Fire summary

The Dairy Fire is a wildfire near Harney County, Oregon. It has burned about 8 acres (about 6 football fields). Crews have boxed in 70% of its edge; the other 30% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 months ago. A Complex Incident Management Team is running it.

Size
8 acres
Containment
70%
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 29th at 1:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
Today
88°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 6 to 10 mph WSW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
50°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 17 mph NW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Thursday
88°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 9 mph W · 3% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
50°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 9 mph NNW · 3% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Friday
91°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 7 mph W · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 29th at 1:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

A Complex Incident Management Team is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $1,000 has been spent on it so far.

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