Mutual Aid Fire

Umatilla County, Oregon · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 22, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
10 acres
Aug 22, 8:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Mutual Aid Fire and other nearby fires

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Mutual Aid Fire summary

The Mutual Aid Fire is a wildfire near Umatilla County, Oregon. It has burned about 10 acres (about 8 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
10 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 22, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 22nd at 8:00 p.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.

This Afternoon

92°F · Patchy Blowing Dust

Wind 17 mph W · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

58°F · Patchy Blowing Dust then Mostly Clear

Wind 13 to 17 mph SW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

85°F · Sunny

Wind 7 to 17 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

54°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 1 to 7 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

90°F · Sunny

Wind 1 to 8 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 22nd at 8:05 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.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Mutual Aid Fire

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

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