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Coyote Fire

Crook County, Oregon · Wildfire

15,000 acres 1% contained First reported 3 days ago

Coyote Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Coyote Fire summary

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The Coyote Fire is a wildfire near Crook County, Oregon. It has burned about 15,000 acres (about 11,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 1% of its edge; the other 99% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 3 days ago. About 36 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
15,000 acres
Containment
1%
Discovered
July 16, 2026 (first reported 3 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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

87°F · Smoke

Wind 3 to 7 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

53°F · Smoke

Wind 0 to 7 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

89°F · Smoke

Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

61°F · Smoke

Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

86°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:35 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 36 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $100,000 has been spent on it so far.

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

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Nearby fires to Coyote Fire

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

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