Austin Fire

Clackamas County, Oregon · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 9, 2026 (about 13 hours ago)
First reported about 4 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
12,722 acres
Sep 9, 10:00 AM
+112 acres
was 12,610 acres · Sep 8, 9:00 PM
Containment
22%
Sep 9, 10:00 AM
+3 percent
was 19% · Sep 7, 11:00 PM
Crew size
844
Sep 9, 10:00 AM
+52
was 792 · Sep 8, 9:00 PM
Money spent
$32.5M
Sep 9, 10:00 AM
+$2.0M
was $30.4M · Sep 8, 9:00 PM

Austin Fire and other nearby fires

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Austin Fire summary

The Austin Fire is a wildfire near Clackamas County, Oregon. It has burned about 12,722 acres (about 10,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 22% of its edge; the other 78% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 844 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
12,722 acres
Containment
22%
Discovered
August 9, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 9th at 10:00 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.

Today

81°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 3 mph NNE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

49°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 1 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

70°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 6 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday Night

42°F · Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog

Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

63°F · Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 3 mph WNW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 9th at 10:02 a.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 844 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 $32 million has been spent on it so far.

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Nearby fires to Austin Fire

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

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