No longer in the daily fire updates. The Woodrat Mountain Fire last appeared in an official report on August 21, 2026, at 282 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 →

Woodrat Mountain Fire

Jackson County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 21, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
282 acres
Sep 21, 11:00 PM
−18 acres
was 300 acres · Aug 8, 9:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 21, 11:00 PM
+5 percent
was 95% · Aug 21, 6:00 PM
Crew size
55
Sep 21, 11:00 PM
−58
was 113 · Aug 19, 8:01 PM
Money spent
$5.2M
Sep 21, 11:00 PM
+$2.9M
was $2.3M · Aug 20, 8:01 PM

Woodrat Mountain Fire and other nearby fires

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Woodrat Mountain Fire summary

The Woodrat Mountain Fire is a wildfire near Jackson County, Oregon. It has burned about 282 acres (about 214 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 55 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size
282 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 6, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Equipment and vehicle use

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 7:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
61°F · Chance Light Rain
Wind 8 mph W · 28% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain
46°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Clear
Wind 3 to 8 mph SSE · 19% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Saturday
67°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 8 mph WNW · 2% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
48°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Wind 3 to 8 mph W · 29% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain
Sunday
61°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 3 to 9 mph WNW · 60% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 7:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 55 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $5 million has been spent on it so far.

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