No longer in the daily fire updates. The Hidden Forest Fire last appeared in an official report on August 10, 2026, at 297 acres and 80% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Hidden Forest Fire

Deschutes County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 10, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
297 acres
Sep 26, 11:00 PM
+247 acres
was 50 acres · Aug 7, 7:00 PM
Containment
80%
Sep 26, 11:00 PM
+50 percent
was 30% · Aug 10, 12:00 PM
Crew size
30
Sep 26, 11:00 PM
−67
was 97 · Aug 10, 12:00 PM
Money spent
$500,000
Sep 26, 11:00 PM

Hidden Forest Fire and other nearby fires

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Hidden Forest Fire summary

The Hidden Forest Fire is a wildfire near Deschutes County, Oregon. It has burned about 297 acres (about 225 football fields). Crews have boxed in 80% of its edge; the other 20% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 30 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
297 acres
Containment
80%
Discovered
August 7, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 10th at 9:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Tonight —
51°F · Smoke
Wind 1 to 9 mph W · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday
86°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 12 mph W · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
49°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 1 to 12 mph W · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
82°F · Patchy Smoke then Sunny
Wind 1 to 14 mph NW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
47°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 1 to 14 mph NW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 10th at 9:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 30 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $500,000 has been spent on it so far.

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