Bald Mountain Fire
Active
Harney County, Oregon · Discovered July 23, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 14 days ago
Bald Mountain Fire
The Bald Mountain Fire fire has burned 76,443 acres in Harney 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 8 mph toward the W, with gusts to 14 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 27). 2 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Fire reported 100% contained
14 days ago · September 12, 2026New perimeter mapped at 76,443 acres (national perimeter feed)
28 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 99%
34 days ago · August 23, 2026Grew 283 acres in 36 hours to 76,443 acres
44 days ago · August 13, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 76,160 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026Official update: ORBUD Bald Mountain
63 days ago · July 25, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/12/2026, 12:22:26 AM | 76,443 acres | 100% |
| 8/23/2026, 2:00:29 AM | 76,443 acres | 99% |
| 8/22/2026, 2:02:01 AM | 76,443 acres | 97% |
| 8/19/2026, 1:52:08 AM | 76,443 acres | 95% |
| 8/13/2026, 1:37:03 AM | 76,443 acres | 93% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 76,160 acres | 93% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.