Jackass Butte Fire, Oregon

As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC, the Jackass Butte Fire is reported at 24,724 acres (peak reported size 24,742 acres). No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 UTC.

Not fully. It was 92% 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.

The reported point of origin is at 43.0450, -118.9557 in Harney County, Oregon. Nearest towns: Hines (36 mi N), Burns (38 mi N), Lakeview (92 mi SW). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.

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.

The Jackass Butte Fire was first listed in the federal feed Jul 25, 2026, 02:45 UTC (reported discovery date Jul 25, 2026). As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC it is still listed at 24,724 acres, 92% contained. The timeline table on this page shows the size and containment reported each UTC day across 61 days of archive.

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.

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.