Oregon wildfires

0842 Fire

ActiveWheeler County, Oregon2026Wildfire

The 0842 Fire was reported on September 17, 2026 in Wheeler County, Oregon and has burned 0.1 acres. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
0 acres
Contained
Not reported
Discovered
September 17, 2026

Radar

Reflectivity now over 0842 Fire. Open it to see fires and the fire weather outlook on the map.

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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 44.441, -119.684.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Mount Vernon

The incident

Size
0 acres
Containment
Not reported
Discovered
September 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM PDT
Cause
Natural
County
Wheeler County
State
Oregon
Protecting agency
USFS
Land ownership at origin
Private
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-OROCF-000842
IRWIN identifier
1C3BC962-2CD2-4686-A0F3-8A4032F4B992

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 3 mph from the east
  • Relative humidity as low as 26%
  • High of 76°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Mount Vernon, OR

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.6 µg/m³ around Sun, 7:00 AM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

Nearby

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 17, 2026 at 5:28 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-OROCF-000842.