Highland Ave. Fire Map & Info, Josephine County, Oregon

Highland Ave. Fire summary

The Highland Ave. Fire is a wildfire near Josephine County, Oregon. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: Not yet reported
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 3, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause: Undetermined (remarks required)

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 3rd at 9:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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.

Tonight

59°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 0 to 10 mph ENE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

106°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Tuesday Night

64°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 1 to 10 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

110°F · Sunny

Wind 1 to 9 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Wednesday Night

65°F · Clear

Wind 0 to 9 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 3rd at 9:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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 Highland Ave. Fire

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

See all active fires in Oregon →

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