Middle Ridge Fire
The Middle Ridge Fire was reported on August 22, 2026 in Union County, Oregon and burned 138 acres. It was fully contained on August 28, 2026.
- Size
- 138 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 31
Map
Perimeter mapped August 28, 2026 at 10:13 AM PDT, 130 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.580, -118.021.
The incident
- Size
- 138 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 4 Miles W from Elgin, OR
- County
- Union County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Elgin
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 31
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $450,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-OR971S-000544
- IRWIN identifier
- 2088689D-42B8-4A31-85B6-2CADB59BA127
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 23, 2026 (138 acres) to August 28, 2026 (130 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2026 | 138 | |
| August 28, 2026 | 130 | -8 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Elgin, 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 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-OR971S-000544.