No longer in the daily fire updates. The 0098 Fire last appeared in an official report on September 1, 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 →

0098 Fire

Crook County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 1, 2026 (3 days ago)
First reported about 5 months ago
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

0098 Fire and other nearby fires

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

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0098 Fire summary

The 0098 Fire is a wildfire near Crook County, Oregon. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 5 months ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
April 11, 2026 (first reported about 5 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 6:00 p.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.

This Afternoon

59°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 8 mph SW · 68% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

38°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 6 mph SW · 68% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday

66°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 1 to 5 mph W · 24% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday Night

41°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 65% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday

63°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 2 to 9 mph W · 65% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 6:01 p.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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