Woodrat Mountain Fire

Jackson County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 21, 2026 (25 days ago)

First reported about 6 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	300 acres Aug 8, 9:00 PM	282 acres Sep 16, 5:00 AM −18 acres was 300 acres · Aug 8, 9:00 PM	−18 acres in about 1 month
Containment	95% Aug 21, 6:00 PM	100% Sep 16, 5:00 AM +5 percent was 95% · Aug 21, 6:00 PM	+5 percent in 25 days
Crew size	113 Aug 19, 8:01 PM	55 Sep 16, 5:00 AM −58 was 113 · Aug 19, 8:01 PM	−58 in 27 days
Money spent	$2.3M Aug 20, 8:01 PM	$5.2M Sep 16, 5:00 AM +$2.9M was $2.3M · Aug 20, 8:01 PM	+$2.9M in 26 days

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 6 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 6 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

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

61°F · Chance Light Rain

Wind 8 mph W · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tonight

46°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 8 mph SSE · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

67°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 8 mph WNW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday Night

48°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain

Wind 3 to 8 mph W · 29% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

61°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 3 to 9 mph WNW · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

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.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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 Woodrat Mountain Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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