Mustang Fire

Malheur County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (12 days ago)

First reported about 2 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	5,000 acres Aug 26, 9:00 PM	13,379 acres Sep 7, 10:00 PM +8,379 acres was 5,000 acres · Aug 26, 9:00 PM	+8,379 acres in 12 days
Containment	0% Aug 26, 9:00 PM	30% Sep 7, 10:00 PM +30 percent was 0% · Aug 26, 9:00 PM	+30 percent in 12 days
Crew size	51 Aug 26, 9:00 PM	70 Sep 7, 10:00 PM +19 was 51 · Aug 26, 9:00 PM	+19 in 12 days
Money spent	$300,000 Aug 26, 9:00 PM	$370,000 Sep 7, 10:00 PM +$70,000 was $300,000 · Aug 26, 9:00 PM	+$70,000 in 12 days

Mustang Fire summary

The Mustang Fire is a wildfire near Malheur County, Oregon. It has burned about 13,379 acres (about 10,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 30% of its edge; the other 70% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 70 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 13,379 acres
Containment: 30%
Discovered: August 25, 2026 (first reported about 2 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 7:00 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.

Tonight

60°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 16 mph SW · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

83°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 17 mph SSE · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Friday Night

53°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Cloudy

Wind 10 to 16 mph S · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

83°F · Sunny

Wind 6 to 13 mph SW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

48°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 8 to 13 mph NW · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 7:05 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 70 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $370,000 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 Mustang Fire

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

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