Mitchell Springs Fire
Active
Malheur County, Oregon · Discovered August 25, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 45 hours ago
Mitchell Springs Fire
The Mitchell Springs Fire fire has burned 5,380 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 9 mph toward the NE, with gusts to 9 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 40). 9 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.
Grew 4,080 acres in 9 days to 5,380 acres
28 days ago · September 11, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
28 days ago · September 11, 2026Mapped size revised down to 1,300 acres (from 5,444)
36 days ago · September 2, 2026Containment rose to 100%
40 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment rose to 75%
41 days ago · August 29, 2026Containment rose to 25%
42 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 1,744 acres in 16 hours to 5,444 acres
42 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment rose to 20%
43 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 1,200 acres in 22 hours to 3,700 acres
43 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 100%)
44 days ago · August 26, 2026Grew 1,200 acres in 4 hours to 2,500 acres
44 days ago · August 26, 2026Grew 1,295 acres in 18 hours to 1,300 acres
44 days ago · August 26, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 5 acres
45 days ago · August 25, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/11/2026, 1:47:20 PM | 5,380 acres | 100% |
| 9/2/2026, 4:36:55 PM | 1,300 acres | 100% |
| 8/30/2026, 12:36:54 AM | 5,444 acres | 100% |
| 8/29/2026, 2:35:10 AM | 5,444 acres | 75% |
| 8/28/2026, 1:49:25 AM | 5,444 acres | 25% |
| 8/27/2026, 5:04:18 PM | 5,444 acres | 20% |
| 8/27/2026, 2:36:49 AM | 3,700 acres | 20% |
| 8/27/2026, 1:22:49 AM | 3,700 acres | 0% |
| 8/26/2026, 2:56:08 PM | 1,300 acres | 0% |
| 8/26/2026, 3:40:16 AM | 2,500 acres | 0% |
| 8/26/2026, 12:06:44 AM | 1,300 acres | - |
| 8/25/2026, 2:56:36 PM | 5.5 acres | - |
| 8/25/2026, 5:49:14 AM | 5.0 acres | - |
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.