Fox Fire

Perimeter mapped August 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM MDT, 78,903 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.524, -117.213.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Weiser

Size

78,903 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

July 23, 2026 at 7:51 PM MDT

Cause

Natural

Location

12 Miles NE from Huntington, OR

County

Baker County

State

Oregon

Protecting agency

BLM

Land ownership at origin

Private

Personnel assigned

6

Incident management

Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident

Primary fuel

Short Grass (1 foot)

Estimated cost to date

$13,030,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-ORVAD-260204

IRWIN identifier

53D5F141-2193-402B-8F97-2A49C3D85A55

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 24, 2026 (2,478 acres) to August 12, 2026 (78,903 acres). The largest one-day growth was 28,482 acres, mapped July 26, 2026.

• Wind up to 7 mph from the south
• Relative humidity as low as 29%
• High of 78°F

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

Full forecast for Weiser, ID

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 0.5 µg/m³ around Sun, 9:00 AM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Weiser, ID22 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Payette, ID34 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Baker City, OR35 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Ontario, OR36 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Vale, OR37 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Fruitland, ID39 miles south of the fire’s origin