Woodrat Mountain Fire
The Woodrat Mountain Fire was reported on August 6, 2026 in Jackson County, Oregon and burned 282 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 282 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2026
- Personnel
- 55
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 August 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM PDT, 283 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.223, -123.002.
The incident
- Size
- 282 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- Location
- 6 Miles S from Jacksonville, OR
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Jacksonville
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 55
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORMED-711175
- IRWIN identifier
- AB1C7A3E-F5B4-4C5F-91FA-7BC3BD4C254F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 7, 2026 (281 acres) to September 9, 2026 (283 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2 acres, mapped August 11, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | 281 | |
| August 11, 2026 | 283 | +2 |
| September 9, 2026 | 283 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ruch, 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 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORMED-711175.