Old Emigrant Fire
The Old Emigrant Fire was reported on June 16, 2026 in Umatilla County, Oregon and burned 1,495 acres. It was fully contained on June 21, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,495 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 16, 2026
- Personnel
- 68
Map
Perimeter mapped June 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM PDT, 1,425 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 45.617, -118.615.
The incident
- Size
- 1,495 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 16, 2026 at 1:19 PM PDT
- Contained
- June 21, 2026 at 2:09 PM PDT
- Controlled
- June 24, 2026 at 12:13 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 Miles SE from Pendleton, OR
- County
- Umatilla County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Mission
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 68
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-OR973S-000139
- IRWIN identifier
- 7C9D552D-EB84-4CB3-8976-5873EFB213A5
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 21, 2026 (1,425 acres) to August 3, 2026 (1,425 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped August 3, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2026 | 1,425 | |
| August 3, 2026 | 1,425 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mission, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Mission, OR5 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pendleton, OR9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pilot Rock, OR14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Athena, OR15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Milton-Freewater, OR24 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Stanfield, OR31 miles west of the fire’s origin
Oregon wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-OR973S-000139.