Rosenbaum Fire
The Rosenbaum Fire was reported on August 13, 2026 in Wheeler County, Oregon and burned 483 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 483 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped August 16, 2026 at 4:59 AM PDT, 483 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.840, -120.040.
The incident
- Size
- 483 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles NW from Spray, OR
- County
- Wheeler County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,299,030
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-OR953S-000722
- IRWIN identifier
- 2059A645-6D4B-4EF9-8D1A-8EA49732A456
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 14, 2026 (230 acres) to August 18, 2026 (483 acres). The largest one-day growth was 253 acres, mapped August 18, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2026 | 230 | |
| August 18, 2026 | 483 | +253 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fossil, 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 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-OR953S-000722.