McCully Fire

Perimeter mapped September 15, 2026 at 8:53 AM PDT, 13,604 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.828, -118.281.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Baker City

Size

13,604 acres

Containment

91%

Discovered

August 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM PDT

Cause

Undetermined

Location

22 Miles NW from Baker City, OR

County

Baker County

State

Oregon

Nearest city reported

Baker City

Protecting agency

USFS

Jurisdiction

USFS

Land ownership at origin

USFS

Personnel assigned

84

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Litter and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$34,543,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-ORWWF-000531

IRWIN identifier

55C74279-0C6B-4CF7-BF16-731E6A8FB5F9

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 23, 2026 (1,202 acres) to September 15, 2026 (13,604 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,847 acres, mapped August 27, 2026.

• Wind up to 7 mph from the south-southeast
• Relative humidity as low as 31%
• High of 67°F

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

Full forecast for Baker City, 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, 4:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

Posted on InciWeb, updated September 18, 2026.

The McCully Fire started on August 22, 2026, about 22 miles northwest of Baker City, Oregon, on the Whitman Ranger District. At 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, command of the fire transferred from California Interagency IMT 1 to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and a Type 4 organization. California Team 1 produced its final daily update and operations video on Tuesday. However, the forest will periodically provide updates here and on its Facebook page. Effective Friday, September 18, at 7 p.m., Forest Road 73 (Elkhorn Scenic Byway) is completely open to through traffic. However, a closure order remains in effect.

Original at InciWeb

• Baker City, OR22 miles east of the fire’s origin
• Union, OR33 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• La Grande, OR36 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Island City, OR37 miles north of the fire’s origin
• John Day, OR44 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Pilot Rock, OR53 miles northwest of the fire’s origin