No longer in the daily fire updates. The Middle Ridge Fire last appeared in an official report on August 28, 2026, at 138 acres and 75% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Middle Ridge Fire

Union County, Oregon · Wildfire

Started inside the Umatilla National Forest boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 28, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
138 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−12 acres
was 150 acres · Aug 27, 9:00 PM
Containment
75%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+25 percent
was 50% · Aug 27, 7:00 PM
Crew size
52
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−29
was 81 · Aug 27, 7:00 PM
Money spent
$450,000
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+$150,000
was $300,000 · Aug 26, 8:00 PM

Middle Ridge Fire and other nearby fires

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Middle Ridge Fire summary

The Middle Ridge Fire is a wildfire near Union County, Oregon. It has burned about 138 acres (about 105 football fields). Crews have boxed in 75% of its edge; the other 25% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 52 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
138 acres
Containment
75%
Discovered
August 22, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 28th at 8:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
Tonight —
49°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 mph NW · 3% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Saturday
66°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 10 mph W · 1% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
42°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 1% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Sunday
70°F · Sunny
Wind 2 mph SW · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
47°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 2 mph W · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 28th at 8:08 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 52 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $450,000 has been spent on it so far.

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