Oregon · Active · 27,491 acres
0494 Akawa Butte Fire, Oregon
27,491
Acres reported
99%
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the 0494 Akawa Butte Fire is listed as active at 27,491 acres, 99% contained, in Jefferson County, Oregon.
No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 3, 2026, 03:37 UTC) covers 27,491 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 39 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Jul 29, 2026, 22:08 UTC).
0494 Akawa Butte Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 27,491 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Jul 16, 2026
- Location
- Jefferson County, Oregon
- Origin point
- 44.4724, -121.4532
- Perimeter mapped
- Aug 3, 2026 (15 days ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Culver, OR
- Sisters, OR
- Terrebonne, OR
- Madras, OR
- Redmond, OR
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- 0648 Triangle Pond Fire
- Bench Fire
- 0658 Round Butte Fire
- Beachcomb Fire
- 0737 (Redmond FD Assist) Fire
- 0726 Fire
- 0433 Brewer Fire
- 0579 Ten Mile Fire
0494 Akawa Butte Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 16, 2026, 22:30 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | 99% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | 99% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 27,491 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 27,491 acres | +56 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 27,435 acres | +6 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 27,429 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 27,429 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 27,429 acres | −4 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 27,433 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 27,433 acres | +125 | — |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 27,308 acres | +86 | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 27,222 acres | −65 | — |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 27,287 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 27,287 acres | +1,143 | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 26,144 acres | +7,110 | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 19,034 acres | +5,429 | — |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 13,605 acres | +3,279 | — |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 10,326 acres | +3,470 | — |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 6,856 acres | +649 | — |
| Jul 19, 2026 | 6,207 acres | +1,207 | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 5,000 acres | +1,800 | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 3,200 acres | +3,200 | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 0.1 acres | — | — |
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0494 Akawa Butte Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the 0494 Akawa Butte Fire?
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the 0494 Akawa Butte Fire is reported at 27,491 acres. No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.
Is the 0494 Akawa Butte Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 99% contained as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the 0494 Akawa Butte Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 44.4724, -121.4532 in Jefferson County, Oregon. Nearest towns: Culver (12 mi E), Sisters (13 mi S), Terrebonne (16 mi SE). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the 0494 Akawa Butte Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the 0494 Akawa Butte 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 Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 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 →