Cow Camp Complex

Malheur County, Oregon · Complex (group of fires)

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 5, 2026 (about 1 month ago)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	8,044 acres Aug 19, 9:00 AM	8,044 acres Sep 5, 2:00 PM	—
Containment	99% Jul 24, 10:01 PM	100% Sep 5, 2:00 PM +1 percent was 99% · Jul 24, 10:01 PM	+1 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	74 Jul 24, 10:01 PM	6 Sep 5, 2:00 PM −68 was 74 · Jul 24, 10:01 PM	−68 in about 1 month
Money spent	—	$304,000 Sep 5, 2:00 PM	—

Cow Camp Complex summary

The Cow Camp Complex is a group of wildfires (a “complex”) near Malheur County, Oregon. It has burned about 8,044 acres (about 6,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 6 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 8,044 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 19th at 9:00 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.

Today

96°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

66°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 8 mph NNE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

101°F · Sunny

Wind 7 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Thursday Night

69°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 6 to 9 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

102°F · Partly Sunny

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

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 19th at 9:02 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 6 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $304,000 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 Cow Camp Complex

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

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