No longer in the daily fire updates. The Sand Prairie Fire last appeared in an official report on September 1, 2026, at 80 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Sand Prairie Fire

Lane County, Oregon · Wildfire

Started inside the Willamette National Forest boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 1, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
80 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+77 acres
was 3 acres · Aug 26, 8:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Sand Prairie Fire and other nearby fires

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Sand Prairie Fire summary

The Sand Prairie Fire is a wildfire near Lane County, Oregon. It has burned about 80 acres (about 61 football fields). It was first reported about 7 weeks ago.

Size
80 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 26, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 3rd at 8:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
60°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 5 mph SW · 74% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
46°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 1 to 7 mph S · 83% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
Friday
62°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph SSW · 83% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
45°F · Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 3 mph ESE · 78% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
Saturday
68°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind 0 to 3 mph N · 24% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 3rd at 8:03 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.

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