No longer in the daily fire updates. The Crooked Fire last appeared in an official report on July 27, at 350 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 →

Crooked Fire

Crook County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 27, 2026 (21 days ago)
First reported about 5 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
350 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
Containment
100%
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+12 percent
was 88% · Jul 22, 8:00 PM
Crew size
40
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+10
was 30 · Jul 20, 6:48 PM
Money spent
$5,860
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+$5,860
was $0 · Jul 23, 9:00 PM

Crooked Fire and other nearby fires

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Crooked Fire summary

The Crooked Fire is a wildfire near Crook County, Oregon. It has burned about 350 acres (about 265 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 40 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team.

Size
350 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 16, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 10th at 2:00 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

85°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 5 to 9 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

47°F · Smoke

Wind 0 to 8 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

85°F · Smoke

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

46°F · Areas Of Smoke

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

82°F · Areas Of Smoke then Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 10th at 4:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 40 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $5,860 has been spent on it so far.

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

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