Oregon · Active · 17,460 acres

0500 Coyote Fire, Oregon

17,460

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 Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC, the 0500 Coyote Fire is listed as active at 17,460 acres, 99% contained, in Crook County, Oregon.

No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 UTC.

The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 23, 2026, 11:35 UTC) covers 17,460 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 40 times since the fire began.

No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Aug 24, 2026, 20:59 UTC).

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0500 Coyote 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
17,460 acres
Containment
99%
Status
Active
Discovered
Jul 16, 2026
Location
Crook County, Oregon
Origin point
44.1000, -120.4927
Peak reported size
21,000 acres
Perimeter mapped
Aug 23, 2026 (40 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).

  • Prineville, OR22 mi NW of the origin · pop. 9,530
  • Redmond, OR36 mi W of the origin · pop. 28,654
  • Terrebonne, OR38 mi NW of the origin · pop. 1,257
  • Bend, OR41 mi W of the origin · pop. 87,014
  • Deschutes River Woods, OR44 mi W of the origin · pop. 5,077

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0500 Coyote Fire timeline

Day by day: the largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 17, 2026, 00:45 UTC).

Day (UTC)Reported sizeChangeContained
Oct 2, 202617,460 acres099%
Oct 1, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 30, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 29, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 28, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 27, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 26, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 25, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 24, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 23, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 22, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 21, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 20, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 19, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 18, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 17, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 16, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 15, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 14, 202617,460 acres099%
Sep 13, 202617,460 acres096%
Sep 12, 202617,460 acres096%
Sep 11, 202617,460 acres096%
Sep 10, 202617,460 acres096%
Sep 9, 202617,460 acres096%
Sep 7, 202617,460 acres096%
Sep 6, 202617,460 acres096%
Sep 5, 202617,460 acres096%
Sep 4, 202617,460 acres096%
Sep 3, 202617,460 acres096%
Aug 25, 202617,460 acres096%
Aug 24, 202617,460 acres096%
Aug 23, 202617,460 acres+194%
Aug 22, 202617,459 acres094%
Aug 21, 202617,459 acres094%
Aug 20, 202617,459 acres093%
Aug 19, 202617,459 acres088%
Aug 18, 202617,459 acres088%
Aug 17, 202617,459 acres088%
Aug 16, 202617,459 acres0—
Aug 15, 202617,459 acres0—
Aug 14, 202617,459 acres0—
Aug 13, 202617,459 acres+11—
Aug 12, 202617,448 acres0—
Aug 11, 202617,448 acres0—
Aug 10, 202617,448 acres0—
Aug 9, 202617,448 acres0—
Aug 8, 202617,448 acres0—
Aug 7, 202617,448 acres0—
Aug 6, 202617,448 acres0—
Aug 5, 202617,448 acres0—
Aug 4, 202617,448 acres−17—
Aug 3, 202617,465 acres0—
Aug 2, 202617,465 acres−11—
Aug 1, 202617,476 acres−7—
Jul 31, 202617,483 acres0—
Jul 30, 202617,483 acres0—
Jul 29, 202617,483 acres+36—
Jul 28, 202617,447 acres−142—
Jul 27, 202617,589 acres0—
Jul 26, 202617,589 acres+8—
Jul 25, 202617,581 acres+169—
Jul 24, 202617,412 acres0—
Jul 23, 202617,412 acres+69—
Jul 22, 202617,343 acres+655—
Jul 21, 202616,688 acres−4,312—
Jul 20, 202621,000 acres+6,000—
Jul 19, 202615,000 acres0—
Jul 18, 202615,000 acres+13,000—
Jul 17, 20262,000 acres——

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0500 Coyote Fire questions, answered from the data

How big is the 0500 Coyote Fire?

As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC, the 0500 Coyote Fire is reported at 17,460 acres (peak reported size 21,000 acres). No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 UTC.

Is the 0500 Coyote Fire contained?

Not fully. It was 99% contained as of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 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 0500 Coyote Fire?

The reported point of origin is at 44.1000, -120.4927 in Crook County, Oregon. Nearest towns: Prineville (22 mi NW), Redmond (36 mi W), Terrebonne (38 mi NW). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.

Is the 0500 Coyote Fire still burning?

The federal feed still lists it as active as of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.

What is the timeline of the 0500 Coyote Fire?

The 0500 Coyote Fire was first listed in the federal feed Jul 17, 2026, 00:45 UTC (reported discovery date Jul 16, 2026). As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC it is still listed at 17,460 acres, 99% contained. The timeline table on this page shows the size and containment reported each UTC day across 69 days of archive.

Where do I find evacuation orders for the 0500 Coyote 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 Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.

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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 →