Stubble Fire
The Stubble Fire was reported on July 23, 2026 in Harney County, Oregon and has burned 15,673 acres. It is 93 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 15,673 acres
- Contained
- 93%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped July 23, 2026 at 3:43 PM PDT, 15,673 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 43.180, -118.920.
The incident
- Size
- 15,673 acres
- Containment
- 93%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles SW from Lawen, OR
- County
- Harney County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Lawen
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $926,740
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORMAR-002683
- IRWIN identifier
- 2066CD11-1A6E-4437-94FC-715756E618AD
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 24, 2026 (10,229 acres) to July 29, 2026 (15,673 acres). The largest one-day growth was 5,445 acres, mapped July 29, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | 10,229 | |
| July 29, 2026 | 15,673 | +5,444 |
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 12 mph from the northeast
- Relative humidity as low as 21%
- High of 78°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
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.
Smoke
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 0.5 µg/m³ around Sun, 5:00 AM PDT over the next 48 hours.
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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 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORMAR-002683.