The Narrows Fire

Clackamas County, Oregon · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 5, 2026 (about 7 hours ago)
First reported about 4 weeks ago
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Size
302 acres
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+1 acres
was 301 acres · Sep 1, 9:00 PM
Containment
27%
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+16 percent
was 11% · Sep 3, 6:00 PM
Crew size
2
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
−1
was 3 · Aug 31, 9:00 PM
Money spent
$1.5M
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+$10,000
was $1.5M · Sep 3, 6:00 PM

The Narrows Fire and other nearby fires

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The Narrows Fire summary

The The Narrows Fire is a wildfire near Clackamas County, Oregon. It has burned about 302 acres (about 229 football fields). Crews have boxed in 27% of its edge; the other 73% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 2 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
302 acres
Containment
27%
Discovered
August 8, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th at 3:00 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.

Overnight

48°F · Patchy Fog

Wind 1 mph SE · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

66°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 mph WNW · 52% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday Night

49°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 2 mph SE · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

66°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 mph NNW · 54% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday Night

51°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 3 mph WSW · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 3:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 2 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $2 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 The Narrows Fire

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

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