Section 12 Fire

Marion County, Oregon · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today

Section 12 Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Section 12 Fire summary

The Section 12 Fire is a wildfire near Marion 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
Undetermined (remarks required)

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 6:00 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

73°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 8 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

51°F · Patchy Smoke then Patchy Fog

Wind 1 to 8 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

74°F · Patchy Fog then Patchy Smoke

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday Night

49°F · Patchy Smoke then Patchy Fog

Wind 1 to 8 mph WNW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

69°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

Wind 1 to 9 mph W · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 6:05 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 Section 12 Fire

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

See all active fires in Oregon →

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