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Bald Mountain Fire

Bald Mountain Fire has a current WFIGS perimeter affecting Malheur County at 76,443 acres.

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Reported size 76,443 acres
Containment 99%
Personnel 2
Discovered Jul 23, 2026 4:40 PM PDT
Source updated Sep 9, 2026 6:05 PM PDT
Perimeter mapped Aug 18, 2026 7:39 PM PDT
Location 50 Miles SE from Burns, OR
Lead agency BLM
Incident identifier 2026-ORBUD-002687
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Current Details

Mapped perimeter size: 76,443 acres.
Containment: 99%.
Discovered: Jul 23, 2026 4:40 PM PDT.
Official source updated: Sep 9, 2026 6:05 PM PDT.
Perimeter mapped: Aug 18, 2026 7:39 PM PDT.
Description: 50 Miles SE from Burns, OR.
Jurisdiction: BLM.
Fire behavior: Minimal.
Personnel: 2.
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All Available Fire Data90 source fields shown in readable form
OBJECTID
56711
Source OID
36085
Incident Name
Bald Mountain
Feature Category
Wildfire Daily Fire Perimeter
Map Method
Mixed Methods
GISAcres
76,442.74
Delete This
No
Feature Access
Public
Feature Status
Approved
Is Visible
Yes
Create Date
Aug 5, 2026 11:15 PM PDT
Date Current
Aug 18, 2026 7:39 PM PDT
Polygon Date Time
Aug 8, 2026 1:00 PM PDT
IRWINID
{7820BFDB-1EDD-43FE-9B6E-2BD23FA5AF15}
Acres Auto Calc
76,442.74
Source Global ID
{DFCE71DD-8BE9-47E5-AEE5-1339D263F260}
Source
2026 NIFS
Source OID
43303328
ADSPermission State
ICS209
Created By System
wildcade
Incident Size
76,443
Discovery Acres
0.10
Dispatch Center ID
ORBIC
Estimated Cost To Date
17,004,151
Fire Behavior General
Minimal
Fire Behavior General1
Smoldering
Fire Behavior General2
Smoldering
Fire Behavior General3
Smoldering
Fire Cause
Natural
Fire Code
SUV1
Fire Discovery Date Time
Jul 23, 2026 4:40 PM PDT
Fire Strategy Confine Percent
0
Fire Strategy Full Supp Prcnt
100
Fire Strategy Monitor Percent
0
Fire Strategy Point Zone Prcnt
0
FSJob Code
PD
FSOverride Code
1542
GACC
NWCC
ICS209 Report Date Time
Sep 9, 2026 6:05 PM PDT
ICS209 Rpt For Time Period From
Sep 6, 2026 6:00 AM PDT
ICS209 Rpt For Time Period To
Sep 9, 2026 6:00 PM PDT
ICS209 Report Status
U
Incident Management Org
Type 4 IC
Incident Name
Bald Mountain
Incident Short Description
50 Miles SE from Burns, OR
Incident Type Category
WF
Incident Type Kind
FI
Initial Latitude
43.008654
Initial Longitude
-118.474392
Irwin ID
{7820BFDB-1EDD-43FE-9B6E-2BD23FA5AF15}
Is Fire Code Requested
0
Is FSAssisted
1
Is Multi Jurisdictional
0
Is Reimbursable
0
Is Trespass
0
Is Unified Command
0
Local Incident Identifier
002687
Modified By System
ics209
Percent Contained
99
Percent Perim To Be Contained
100
POOCity
Burns, OR
POOCounty
Harney
POODispatch Center ID
ORBIC
POOFips
41025
POOJurisdictional Agency
BLM
POOJurisdictional Unit
ORBUD
POOLandowner Category
BLM
POOLandowner Kind
Federal
POOPredictive Service Area ID
NW12
POOProtecting Agency
BLM
POOProtecting Unit
ORBUD
POOState
US-OR
Primary Fuel Model
Short Grass (1 foot)
Secondary Fuel Model
Brush (2 feet)
Total Incident Personnel
2
Unique Fire Identifier
2026-ORBUD-002687
WFDSSDecision Status
Pending Decision
Estimated Final Cost
30,000,000
Organizational Assessment
Type 4 IC
Strat Decision Publish Date
Aug 25, 2026 11:34 AM PDT
Created On Date Time Dt
Jul 23, 2026 5:52 PM PDT
Modified On Date Time Dt
Sep 9, 2026 6:05 PM PDT
Source
IRWIN
Active Fire Candidate
1
Is Cpx Child
0
Source Global ID
{B0F0CBDD-18E8-4793-BEBE-5CECB862A93C}
Global ID
95971b65-2f38-46bc-9984-45ad3c4e1627
Shape Area
0.034145064180393
Shape Length
2.7838606294369
Incident Complexity Level
Type 4 Incident