Big Grass Fire
Active
Malheur County, Oregon · Discovered July 23, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 9 days ago
Big Grass Fire
The Big Grass Fire fire has burned 578,637 acres in Malheur 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 E, with gusts to 1 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 25). 124 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
July 28, 2026The Big Grass Fire, located 25 miles southwest of Jordan Valley, Oregon, was reported on July 23, 2026, following a lightning strike. The Flint Fire, located 8 miles northwest of Triangle, Idaho, was reported on August 25, 2026, following a lightning strike. The Flint Fire is adjacent to the Big Grass Fire on the northeastern side.Fuels in the area consist of brush, short grasses, and tall grasses. The Big Grass Fire exhibited extreme fire behavior, with rapid rates of spread in all directions when smoke lifted and winds picked up in the afternoon. Numerous residential structures,…
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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
9 days ago · September 17, 2026Containment rose to 100%
13 days ago · September 12, 2026New perimeter mapped at 575,163 acres (national perimeter feed)
21 days ago · September 4, 2026Containment rose to 94%
27 days ago · August 29, 2026Containment rose to 89%
35 days ago · August 22, 2026Mapped size revised down to 578,639 acres (from 579,007)
36 days ago · August 21, 2026Mapped size revised down to 579,007 acres (from 579,134)
37 days ago · August 20, 2026Containment rose to 82%
39 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 686 acres in 48 hours to 579,134 acres
39 days ago · August 18, 2026Containment rose to 72%
41 days ago · August 16, 2026Mapped size revised down to 578,448 acres (from 582,226)
41 days ago · August 16, 2026Grew 901 acres in 24 hours to 582,226 acres
42 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 54%
43 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 1,964 acres in 24 hours to 581,325 acres
43 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 4,018 acres in 22 hours to 579,361 acres
44 days ago · August 13, 2026Grew 21,371 acres in 14 hours to 575,343 acres
45 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 553,972 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026Official update: ORVAD Big Grass Fire
59 days ago · July 28, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/12/2026, 11:16:49 PM | 578,637 acres | 100% |
| 8/29/2026, 11:56:42 PM | 578,637 acres | 94% |
| 8/23/2026, 1:26:20 AM | 578,637 acres | 93% |
| 8/22/2026, 1:45:44 AM | 578,634 acres | 89% |
| 8/21/2026, 12:27:26 AM | 578,639 acres | 85% |
| 8/20/2026, 1:09:17 AM | 579,007 acres | 85% |
| 8/19/2026, 1:05:05 AM | 579,169 acres | 85% |
| 8/18/2026, 1:09:10 AM | 579,134 acres | 82% |
| 8/17/2026, 4:26:42 PM | 578,422 acres | 71% |
| 8/16/2026, 1:16:32 AM | 578,448 acres | 72% |
| 8/15/2026, 1:43:57 AM | 582,226 acres | 55% |
| 8/14/2026, 1:48:09 AM | 581,325 acres | 54% |
| 8/13/2026, 1:47:03 AM | 579,361 acres | 34% |
| 8/12/2026, 3:54:25 AM | 575,343 acres | 36% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 553,972 acres | 35% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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