Mitchell Springs Fire

Malheur County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 29, 2026 (7 days ago)

First reported 11 days ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	3,700 acres Aug 27, 12:00 PM	5,444 acres Sep 5, 3:00 AM +1,744 acres was 3,700 acres · Aug 27, 12:00 PM	+1,744 acres in 9 days
Containment	25% Aug 28, 9:00 PM	75% Sep 5, 3:00 AM +50 percent was 25% · Aug 28, 9:00 PM	+50 percent in 7 days
Crew size	89 Aug 28, 9:00 PM	75 Sep 5, 3:00 AM −14 was 89 · Aug 28, 9:00 PM	−14 in 7 days
Money spent	$490,000 Aug 28, 9:00 PM	$505,000 Sep 5, 3:00 AM +$15,000 was $490,000 · Aug 28, 9:00 PM	+$15,000 in 7 days

Mitchell Springs Fire summary

The Mitchell Springs Fire is a wildfire near Malheur County, Oregon. It has burned about 5,444 acres (about 4,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 75% of its edge; the other 25% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 11 days ago. About 75 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 5,444 acres
Containment: 75%
Discovered: August 25, 2026 (first reported 11 days ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 29th at 5:00 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

81°F · Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 18 mph SW · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

43°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 8 to 17 mph NW · 13% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

78°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 9 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

47°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph NNE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

87°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 7 mph ENE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 29th at 5:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 75 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $505,000 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 Mitchell Springs Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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