Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation orderUS-OR-BAK-BAB-1313Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderUS-OR-BAK-BAB-170Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderUS-OR-BAK-BAB-1319Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderUS-OR-BAK-RIR-128Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-BAK-BAB-1317Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-BAK-BAK-138-AFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-BAK-BAK-143Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-BAK-BAB-1200Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-BAK-BAB-1208Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-BAK-BAB-1315-AFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-BAK-RIR-125Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderUS-OR-BAK-RCH-574Fire issued · alert expired
- +35 more zones in effect
Historical record from Oregon OEM — alert times shown are when each WEA message was issued and expired; the evacuation itself may have remained in force longer (lift times aren't published to IPAWS).
This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Fire 188 burned 2,000 acres in Malheur, Oregon, starting July 21, 2026, and is now fully contained. Homes in the area faced direct fire damage during the incident.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 2,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Malheur, 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.
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reported perimeter · evacuation orders as issued (dashed): order warning / shelter advisory
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 2,000 acres ±0 100% contained
- 2,000 acres ±0 100% contained
- 2,000 acres +500 100% contained
- 1,500 acres ±0 100% contained
- 1,500 acres ±0 99% contained
- 1,500 acres ±0 99% contained
- 1,500 acres 75% contained
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS BOI
Area Forecast Discussion
Heat Advisory continues through Friday in the Treasure Valley and western Magic Valley with thunderstorm chances increasing Friday through Sunday.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boise ID 556 PM MDT Thu Aug 20 2026
.UPDATE...Updated aviation discussion.
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.KEY MESSAGES... - Heat Advisory continued through Friday in the Treasure Valley, western Magic Valley, and Upper Weiser River Valley.
- Increased chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms over higher terrain Friday through Sunday.
- Above normal temperatures next week with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms over southwest Idaho Monday and Tuesday.
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.SHORT TERM /Through Saturday Night/... Issued 213 PM MDT THU AUG 20 2026 The Heat Advisory for the Treasure Valley, western Magic Valley, and Upper Weiser River Valley will continue through Friday as a high-amplitude upper ridge holds strong over the Four Corners region. Models bring monsoon moisture northward through NV Friday leading to a 15-25 percent chance of high-based thunderstorms on the Idaho side late Friday through Saturday. These storms would bring gusty winds but little rain. Meanwhile, satellite shows high clouds streaming into our CWA from the Pacific subtropics guided by an upper trough off the west coast. These clouds won't bring rain bu…
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.