No longer in the daily fire updates. The Mahogany Fire last appeared in an official report on August 15, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Mahogany Fire

Wallowa County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 15, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 15, 12:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Mahogany Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Mahogany Fire summary

The Mahogany Fire is a wildfire near Wallowa County, Oregon. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 15, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 15th at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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

71°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 7 mph S · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tonight

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 mph W · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

74°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 to 7 mph SW · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday Night

56°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 7 mph NW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

75°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 mph NW · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 15th at 11:08 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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