Egypt Fire
The Egypt Fire was reported on July 16, 2026 in Harney County, Oregon and burned 4,553 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,553 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped July 18, 2026 at 7:53 AM PDT, 4,549 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.727, -119.468.
The incident
- Size
- 4,553 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2026 at 9:31 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 Miles N from Riley, OR
- County
- Harney County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Riley, OR
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,704,662
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORMAF-002671
- IRWIN identifier
- 51F19BD3-95D8-4D13-9EFB-861321EDB7AE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 18, 2026 (4,685 acres) to August 3, 2026 (4,549 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6 acres, mapped July 20, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2026 | 4,685 | |
| July 19, 2026 | 4,686 | +1 |
| July 20, 2026 | 4,692 | +6 |
| July 21, 2026 | 4,594 | -98 |
| July 24, 2026 | 4,548 | -46 |
| August 3, 2026 | 4,549 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hines, OR covers the area today.
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 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORMAF-002671.