Anthony Fire

Perimeter mapped July 29, 2026 at 10:10 PM PDT, 2,584 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.992, -118.200.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Union

Size

2,584 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

July 8, 2026 at 11:14 AM PDT

Cause

Natural

Location

34 Miles N from Baker City, OR

County

Baker County

State

Oregon

Protecting agency

USFS

Jurisdiction

USFS

Land ownership at origin

USFS

Personnel assigned

14

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident

Primary fuel

Closed Timber Litter

Estimated cost to date

$26,000,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-ORWWF-000227

IRWIN identifier

5A533167-5D8E-48D7-9E94-D3658AFD753B

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 9, 2026 (291 acres) to September 8, 2026 (2,584 acres). The largest one-day growth was 975 acres, mapped July 12, 2026.

• Wind up to 7 mph from the south
• Relative humidity as low as 49%
• High of 59°F

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

Full forecast for Union, OR

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.

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 0.4 µg/m³ around Sun, 8:00 AM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Union, OR22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Baker City, OR23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• La Grande, OR24 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Island City, OR25 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Elgin, OR42 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Pilot Rock, OR46 miles northwest of the fire’s origin