Fox Fire, Weiser, Oregon — Map & Containment

Fox Fire, Weiser, Oregon — Sentinel-2 true color

Fox Fire, Weiser, Oregon — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Key facts

Source: NIFC

Location12 miles northeast of Huntington, OR

CauseNatural

What's burningShort Grass (1 foot)

How it's behavingMinimalSmoldering — Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.

ComplexityType 5 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.

JurisdictionPrivate land

Cost so far$13.0 million

Glossary: what each term means

Minimal

Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.

Smoldering

Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.

Creeping

Moves slowly, hugging the ground.

Moderate

Spreads with low, steady flames.

Active

Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.

Extreme

Fast and unpredictable.

Running

Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.

Flanking

Grows along the sides, not head-on.

Backing

Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.

Crowning

Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.

Short Crown Runs

Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.

Torching

Whole trees flaring up like torches.

Isolated Torching

Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.

Group Torching

Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.

Spotting

Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.

Wind Driven Runs

The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.

The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.

The story so far

Summary written on Sep 8, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning across 78,903 acres of private land, the Fox Fire near Weiser, Oregon has reached 100% containment after 46 days of activity, averaging an estimated 1,715 acres of growth per day since it started on July 24, 2026. Located 12 miles northeast of Huntington, Oregon in Baker County, the natural-caused incident is currently exhibiting minimal, smoldering behavior within short grass fuels measuring about one foot tall.

Fire management operations are currently overseen by a Type 5 Incident Commander directing a minimal crew of six personnel, with suppression costs totaling $13,030,000 for the Type 5 incident. The broader national landscape shows 3,186,142 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 42% below the two-decade average during a typical fire season that spans from June to October.