0494 Akawa Butte Fire
Active
Jefferson County, Oregon · Discovered July 16, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 12 days ago
0494 Akawa Butte Fire
The 0494 Akawa Butte Fire fire has burned 5,000 acres in Jefferson County, Oregon. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 1 mph toward the SW, with gusts to 3 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 26). 54 personnel are assigned to the incident.
0494 Akawa Butte Fire size over time
8 official size readingsOfficials revised the size from 27K to 5,000 acres as mapping improved.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Zone Lake Billy Chinook 2 Red Purple (Jefferson County) downgraded to Level 1 (Get Ready)
47 hours ago · November 9, 2026Zone Lake Billy Chinook 2 Red Purple (Jefferson County) placed under Level 2 (Get Set)
3 days ago · November 8, 2026Firefighting aircraft on scene (N332R)
18 days ago · October 23, 2026Mapped size revised down to 5,000 acres (from 27,491)
28 days ago · October 13, 2026Grew 22,491 acres in 8 days to 27,491 acres
68 days ago · September 3, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
68 days ago · September 3, 2026New perimeter mapped at 27,491 acres (national perimeter feed)
72 days ago · August 31, 2026Mapped size revised down to 5,000 acres (from 27,491)
76 days ago · August 26, 2026Grew 22,491 acres in 3 days to 27,491 acres
77 days ago · August 25, 2026Mapped size revised down to 5,000 acres (from 27,491)
80 days ago · August 22, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 27,491 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/13/2026, 2:41:58 PM | 5,000 acres | 100% |
| 9/3/2026, 7:24:26 PM | 27,491 acres | 100% |
| 9/3/2026, 4:54:18 PM | 5,000 acres | 99% |
| 8/27/2026, 8:09:17 PM | 27,491 acres | 99% |
| 8/26/2026, 8:40:15 PM | 5,000 acres | 99% |
| 8/25/2026, 6:36:49 PM | 27,491 acres | 99% |
| 8/22/2026, 7:53:12 PM | 5,000 acres | 99% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 27,491 acres | 99% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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