Elkins Non-Stat Fire

Polk County, Oregon · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today

Elkins Non-Stat Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Elkins Non-Stat Fire summary

The Elkins Non-Stat Fire is a wildfire near Polk County, Oregon. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
Not yet reported
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 27, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Equipment and vehicle use

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th 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

77°F · Sunny

Wind 7 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

52°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

80°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

Wind 1 to 8 mph NNW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

50°F · Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog

Wind 0 to 8 mph WNW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

76°F · Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 9 mph WSW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 5:06 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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

Nearby fires to Elkins Non-Stat Fire

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

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