Fielder Mtn Fire

Jackson County, Oregon · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (13 days ago)

First reported about 4 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	548 acres Aug 17, 11:00 AM	573 acres Sep 9, 10:00 AM +25 acres was 548 acres · Aug 17, 11:00 AM	+25 acres in 23 days
Containment	93% Aug 27, 5:00 PM	100% Sep 9, 10:00 AM +7 percent was 93% · Aug 27, 5:00 PM	+7 percent in 13 days
Crew size	167 Aug 27, 5:00 PM	148 Sep 9, 10:00 AM −19 was 167 · Aug 27, 5:00 PM	−19 in 13 days
Money spent	$8.3M Aug 21, 6:00 PM	$9.1M Sep 9, 10:00 AM +$806,678 was $8.3M · Aug 21, 6:00 PM	+$806,678 in 19 days

Fielder Mtn Fire summary

The Fielder Mtn Fire is a wildfire near Jackson County, Oregon. It has burned about 573 acres (about 434 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 148 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 7 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 573 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: August 13, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause: Undetermined (remarks required)

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

98°F · Sunny

Wind 3 mph NNE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

58°F · Clear

Wind 1 to 5 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

91°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 9 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

55°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 9 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

84°F · Sunny

Wind 1 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm 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 148 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $9 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 Fielder Mtn Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 7 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in Oregon →

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