North Cayuse Fire

Umatilla County, Oregon · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (1 day ago)

First reported about 2 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	4,887 acres Sep 2, 8:00 AM	—
Containment	96% Aug 7, 9:00 PM	97% Sep 2, 8:00 AM +1 percent was 96% · Aug 7, 9:00 PM	+1 percent in 25 days
Crew size	5 Aug 8, 8:00 PM	3 Sep 2, 8:00 AM −2 was 5 · Aug 8, 8:00 PM	−2 in 25 days
Money spent	—	$7.6M Sep 2, 8:00 AM	—

North Cayuse Fire summary

The North Cayuse Fire is a wildfire near Umatilla County, Oregon. It has burned about 4,887 acres (about 4,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 97% of its edge; the other 3% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 3 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 4,887 acres
Containment: 97%
Discovered: July 4, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:00 a.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.

Overnight

52°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 6 mph SW · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday

74°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 2 to 14 mph SW · 70% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday Night

48°F · Rain Showers

Wind 2 to 12 mph SW · 91% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

68°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 3 mph W · 43% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday Night

45°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph S · 38% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:00 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 3 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $8 million 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 North Cayuse Fire

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

See all active fires in Oregon →

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