Oregon · incident record

0231 Zen Fire, Oregon

1,634

Acres reported

Contained

0

Acres since yesterday

Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities

Update ·

As of May 29, 2026, 21:15 UTC, the 0231 Zen Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 1,634 acres, in Oregon.

No change in reported size since May 28, 2026, 21:00 UTC.

It was last present in the feed May 29, 2026, 21:15 UTC; the largest size reported was 1,634 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.

0231 Zen Fire map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.

Key facts

Size
1,634 acres
Containment
not reported
Status
Not in feed (last seen May 29, 2026)
Discovered
May 25, 2026
Location
Oregon
Origin point
44.8556, -120.4379
Satellite heat, 24 h
none matched

Nearest towns

Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.

  • Madras, OR37 mi SW of the origin · pop. 6,662
  • Warm Springs, OR41 mi W of the origin · pop. 2,945
  • Prineville, OR43 mi SW of the origin · pop. 9,530
  • Culver, OR44 mi SW of the origin · pop. 1,442
  • Redmond, OR54 mi SW of the origin · pop. 28,654

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0231 Zen Fire daily history

The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen May 25, 2026, 23:15 UTC).

Day (UTC)Reported sizeChangeContained
May 29, 20261,634 acres0
May 28, 20261,634 acres0
May 27, 20261,634 acres+134
May 26, 20261,500 acres+1,350
May 25, 2026150 acres

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0231 Zen Fire questions, answered from the data

How big is the 0231 Zen Fire?

As of May 29, 2026, 21:15 UTC, the 0231 Zen Fire is reported at 1,634 acres. No change in reported size since May 28, 2026, 21:00 UTC.

Is the 0231 Zen Fire contained?

Containment has not been reported for the 0231 Zen Fire in the federal feed as of May 29, 2026, 21:15 UTC.

Where is the 0231 Zen Fire?

The reported point of origin is at 44.8556, -120.4379 in Oregon. Nearest towns: Madras (37 mi SW), Warm Springs (41 mi W), Prineville (43 mi SW).

Is the 0231 Zen Fire still burning?

It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed May 29, 2026, 21:15 UTC. Fires drop out of the feed when the incident is closed or handed to local management, not necessarily when every ember is out.

Where do I find evacuation orders for the 0231 Zen Fire?

From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Oregon sources on our Oregon page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.

How current is this page?

The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated May 29, 2026, 21:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.

About this page

This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →