Oregon · Active · 78,903 acres
Fox Fire, Oregon
78,903
Acres reported
95%
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 Fox Fire is listed as active at 78,903 acres, 95% contained, in Baker County, Oregon.
No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 12, 2026, 18:11 UTC) covers 78,903 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 48 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Aug 10, 2026, 09:42 UTC).
Fox 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
- 78,903 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Jul 24, 2026
- Location
- Baker County, Oregon
- Origin point
- 44.5239, -117.2130
- Peak reported size
- 79,008 acres
- Perimeter mapped
- Aug 12, 2026 (6 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).
- Weiser, ID
- Payette, ID
- Baker City, OR
- Ontario, OR
- Vale, OR
Other fires nearby
- Tartar Fire
- Powder River Fire
- Bob Creek Fire
Fox Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 24, 2026, 03:45 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | 78,903 acres | 0 | 95% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 78,903 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 78,903 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 78,903 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 78,903 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 78,903 acres | −97 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 79,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 79,000 acres | −2 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 79,002 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 79,002 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 79,002 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 79,002 acres | −6 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 79,008 acres | +180 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 78,828 acres | +13 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 78,815 acres | +958 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 77,857 acres | +982 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 76,875 acres | +623 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 76,252 acres | +877 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 75,375 acres | +6,916 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 68,459 acres | +9,366 | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 59,093 acres | +11,298 | — |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 47,795 acres | +21,350 | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 26,445 acres | +19,347 | — |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 7,098 acres | +6,898 | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 200 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 200 acres | — | — |
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Fox Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Fox Fire?
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Fox Fire is reported at 78,903 acres (peak reported size 79,008 acres). No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.
Is the Fox Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 95% 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 Fox Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 44.5239, -117.2130 in Baker County, Oregon. Nearest towns: Weiser (22 mi SE), Payette (34 mi SE), Baker City (35 mi NW). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Fox 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 Fox 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 →