Hat Fire
The Hat Fire was reported on July 24, 2026 in Malheur County, Oregon and burned 42,122 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 42,122 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 8
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped July 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT, 44,002 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 43.275, -118.150.
The incident
- Size
- 42,122 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2026 at 2:56 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 40 Miles E from BURNS, OR
- County
- Malheur County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORVAD-260207
- IRWIN identifier
- 6EC9B302-BF0C-4C29-B200-9E9F562AA2FB
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2026 (41,728 acres) to August 4, 2026 (44,002 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,394 acres, mapped July 29, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2026 | 41,728 | |
| July 28, 2026 | 41,728 | 0 |
| July 29, 2026 | 44,122 | +2,394 |
| August 4, 2026 | 44,002 | -120 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Burns, 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 August 13, 2026 at 6:06 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORVAD-260207.