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Mitchell Springs

Malheur, OR · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 5,380 acres in Malheur before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

5,380

Acres Burned

78

Days Burning

Aug 25, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 25 / 5 acresOct 17 / 5,380 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

11 public land units within 75 miles

Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness

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Wilderness / NV

40.6 mi

S

Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NV

52.2 mi

SW

Steens Mountain Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / OR

54.3 mi

NW

North Jackson Mountains Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NV

58.7 mi

SW

Owyhee River Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

59.2 mi

E

Steens Mountain Cooperative Management And Protection Area

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NCA / OR

59.7 mi

NW

North Fork Owyhee Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

66.4 mi

NE

South Jackson Mountains Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NV

69.9 mi

SW

Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NV

70.9 mi

W

Pole Creek Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

74 mi

NE

North Black Rock Range Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NV

74.5 mi

SW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

MITCHELL SPRINGS update: 5,444 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the MITCHELL SPRINGS containment moved from 25% to 75%.

IRWIN

MITCHELL SPRINGS update: 5,444 acres, 25% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the MITCHELL SPRINGS containment moved from 20% to 25%.

IRWIN

MITCHELL SPRINGS update: 5,444 acres, 20% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the MITCHELL SPRINGS grew 5,439 acres to 5,444.

IRWIN

MITCHELL SPRINGS mapped at 5 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Interagency perimeter data shows the MITCHELL SPRINGS at 5 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 25Now

78 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 2746cac6-d0d5-49ea-b4c2-ff6c5a884e4c

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