No longer in the daily fire updates. The Hat Fire last appeared in an official report on August 13, at 42,122 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 →

Hat Fire

Malheur County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 13, 2026 (26 days ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
42,122 acres
Sep 7, 10:00 PM
+122 acres
was 42,000 acres · Aug 5, 7:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 7, 10:00 PM
+1 percent
was 99% · Aug 13, 8:00 AM
Crew size
8
Sep 7, 10:00 PM
+1
was 7 · Aug 6, 7:00 PM
Money spent
$2.8M
Sep 7, 10:00 PM
+$100,000
was $2.7M · Aug 10, 6:00 PM

Hat Fire and other nearby fires

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Hat Fire summary

The Hat Fire is a wildfire near Malheur County, Oregon. It has burned about 42,122 acres (about 32,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 8 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
42,122 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 9:00 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

85°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 7 to 16 mph WSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

55°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 16 mph WSW · 8% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

77°F · Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 16 mph SSW · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

50°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 8 to 15 mph SSW · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

75°F · Sunny

Wind 9 to 15 mph W · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 9:03 a.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 8 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $3 million has been spent on it so far.

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