No longer in the daily fire updates. The South Coyote Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 3, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

South Coyote Creek Fire

Umatilla County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 3, 2026 (13 days ago)
First reported 13 days ago
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Size
0 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

South Coyote Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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South Coyote Creek Fire summary

The South Coyote Creek Fire is a wildfire near Umatilla County, Oregon. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 13 days ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 3, 2026 (first reported 13 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 6th at 4:00 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.

This Afternoon

96°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 7 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

65°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 2 to 6 mph SE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

96°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 3 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Friday Night

64°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Clear

Wind 6 to 9 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

92°F · Sunny

Wind 3 to 12 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 6th at 4:04 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.

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