Little Buck Fire
The Little Buck Fire was reported on July 22, 2026 in Wasco County, Oregon and burned 43,818 acres. It was fully contained on August 13, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 43,818 acres
- Contained
- 89%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped July 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM PDT, 43,818 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.040, -120.647.
The incident
- Size
- 43,818 acres
- Containment
- 89%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2026 at 6:52 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 21 Miles W from Fossil, OR
- County
- Wasco County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Fossil
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,397,375
- Part of
- Hay Creek Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORPRD-000567
- IRWIN identifier
- E8F22827-A59B-46D6-9E01-65002C1B9284
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 24, 2026 (1,050 acres) to July 31, 2026 (43,818 acres). The largest one-day growth was 13,311 acres, mapped July 26, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | 1,050 | |
| July 25, 2026 | 12,461 | +11,411 |
| July 26, 2026 | 25,772 | +13,311 |
| July 27, 2026 | 35,473 | +9,701 |
| July 28, 2026 | 36,025 | +552 |
| July 29, 2026 | 43,818 | +7,793 |
| July 30, 2026 | 43,818 | 0 |
| July 31, 2026 | 43,818 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fossil, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fossil, OR21 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Warm Springs, OR36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Madras, OR37 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Culver, OR45 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- The Dalles, OR46 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Dallesport, WA47 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORPRD-000567.