Powder River Fire

Baker County, Oregon · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (7 days ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	21,026 acres Jul 28, 7:01 PM	21,088 acres Sep 2, 3:00 AM +62 acres was 21,026 acres · Jul 28, 7:01 PM	+62 acres in about 1 month
Containment	96% Aug 14, 4:01 PM	100% Sep 2, 3:00 AM +4 percent was 96% · Aug 14, 4:01 PM	+4 percent in 18 days
Crew size	54 Aug 14, 4:01 PM	4 Sep 2, 3:00 AM −50 was 54 · Aug 14, 4:01 PM	−50 in 18 days
Money spent	$7.4M Aug 9, 7:01 PM	$8.3M Sep 2, 3:00 AM +$900,000 was $7.4M · Aug 9, 7:01 PM	+$900,000 in 23 days

Powder River Fire summary

The Powder River Fire is a wildfire near Baker County, Oregon. It has burned about 21,088 acres (about 16,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 4 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 21,088 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 17, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd 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

55°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 13 to 20 mph W · 49% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday

74°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 to 18 mph SSW · 49% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday Night

52°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 97% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

61°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 8 mph SE · 87% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday Night

48°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 1 to 7 mph S · 82% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 3:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 4 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $8 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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Powder River Fire

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

See all active fires in Oregon →

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