McCully Fire

Baker County, Oregon · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)

First reported 2 days ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	1,201 acres Aug 24, 2:00 PM	1,201 acres Aug 24, 2:00 PM	—
Containment	—	0% Aug 24, 2:00 PM	—
Crew size	29 Aug 23, 8:00 PM	92 Aug 24, 2:00 PM +63 was 29 · Aug 23, 8:00 PM	+63 in about 18 hours
Money spent	—	$500,000 Aug 24, 2:00 PM	—

McCully Fire summary

The McCully Fire is a wildfire near Baker County, Oregon. It has burned about 1,201 acres (about 910 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 2 days ago. About 92 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 1,201 acres
Containment: 0%
Discovered: August 22, 2026 (first reported 2 days ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 2:00 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

77°F · Smoke

Wind 7 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

59°F · Smoke

Wind 5 mph ESE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

79°F · Smoke

Wind 5 to 9 mph SSE · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

61°F · Smoke

Wind 2 to 6 mph SE · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

80°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 to 10 mph S · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 2:07 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 92 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $500,000 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 McCully Fire

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

See all active fires in Oregon →

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