Horse Ridge Fire

Umatilla County, Oregon · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (1 day ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
860 acres
Sep 2, 2:00 AM
+22 acres
was 838 acres · Jul 31, 11:00 PM
Containment
98%
Sep 2, 2:00 AM
+3 percent
was 95% · Aug 3, 10:00 PM
Crew size
4
Sep 2, 2:00 AM
−38
was 42 · Aug 5, 4:00 PM
Money spent
$2.7M
Sep 2, 2:00 AM
−$2,320
was $2.7M · Aug 18, 5:01 PM

Horse Ridge Fire and other nearby fires

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Horse Ridge Fire summary

The Horse Ridge Fire is a wildfire near Umatilla County, Oregon. It has burned about 860 acres (about 652 football fields). Crews have boxed in 98% of its edge; the other 2% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 4 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
860 acres
Containment
98%
Discovered
July 16, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 2:00 a.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.

Tonight

43°F · Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 83% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday

65°F · Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 83% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday Night

40°F · Rain Showers

Wind 1 to 6 mph S · 99% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

59°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 2 mph W · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday Night

35°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 2 mph W · 54% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 2:00 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 4 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $3 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

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Nearby fires to Horse Ridge Fire

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

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