188 Fire

Malheur County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 5, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 6 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	1,999 acres Aug 5, 2:00 PM	1,999 acres Sep 5, 12:00 PM	—
Containment	99% Jul 24, 10:01 PM	100% Sep 5, 12:00 PM +1 percent was 99% · Jul 24, 10:01 PM	+1 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	$50,000 Sep 5, 12:00 PM	—

188 Fire summary

The 188 Fire is a wildfire near Malheur County, Oregon. It has burned about 1,999 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago.

Size: 1,999 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 22, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 5th at 2:00 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.

Today

95°F · Areas Of Smoke

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

54°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 3 to 9 mph NNE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

99°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 2 to 6 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

63°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 7 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

102°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 6 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 5th at 2:02 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:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to 188 Fire

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

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