Evacuations in effect for this event
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-HAR-HCU-1Fire
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The Jackass Butte fire in Harney, Oregon, has burned 18,539 acres since July 24 with 30 percent containment; homes in the affected area face risk from active fire spread.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 24,724 acres
- Containment
- 92%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Harney, Oregon), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Harney, Oregon · ≈ 460 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-31 22:59 UTC · ≈ 39 sq mi · snapshot 6 of 6
reported perimeter · evacuation zones (dashed): advisory
View the timeline — how the reported area changed
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 24,724 acres ±0 92% contained
- 24,724 acres ±0 92% contained
- 24,724 acres ±0 92% contained
- 24,724 acres ±0 78% contained
- 24,724 acres ±0 78% contained
- 24,724 acres ±0 78% contained
- 24,724 acres ±0 78% contained
- 24,724 acres −18 78% contained
Show 7 earlier observations
- 24,742 acres ±0 78% contained
- 24,742 acres +170 78% contained
- 24,572 acres +3 78% contained
- 24,569 acres +926 70% contained
- 23,643 acres +5,104 26% contained
- 18,539 acres ±0 22% contained
- 18,539 acres 30% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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Jackass Butte
A storm moved through northern Harney County on July 22, 2026, yielding hundreds of positive lightning strikes. The Jackass Butte Fire was discovered on the afternoon of July 24, 2026. Initial attack resources from the Burns Interagency Fire Zone, Rangeland Fire Protection Association and the Egypt Fire responded promptly but were unable to contain the fast moving wildfire as it spread over twelve miles in seven hours. Southern Area Team 2 is responsible for management of the fire, along with the Stubble, Crater, Bald Mountain and Jackass Butte fires. Priorities remain public and firefighter safety, private lands, and critical infrastructure. Firefighters are working the fire as directly as possible to protect these values at risk, using both ground resources and multiple helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.