Ruggs Fire
The Ruggs Fire was reported on August 31, 2026 in Morrow County, Oregon and burned 1,300 acres.
- Size
- 1,300 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 31, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped September 20, 2026 at 6:39 AM PDT, 1,635 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 45.253, -119.691.
The incident
- Size
- 1,300 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 31, 2026 at 12:19 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Morrow County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORHEPN-000600
- IRWIN identifier
- CCD0CFC3-016B-45A7-9722-8B80DCEAC040
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 1, 2026 (1,311 acres) to September 22, 2026 (1,635 acres). The largest one-day growth was 324 acres, mapped September 22, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2026 | 1,311 | |
| September 3, 2026 | 1,311 | 0 |
| September 22, 2026 | 1,635 | +324 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Heppner, 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 September 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORHEPN-000600.