UPDATES September 3, 2026

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• 95 active wildfires, 2,026,781 acres burning

• Approximately 423 households are under Level 2 or Level 3 evacuation orders (1,054 people); 1,229 households are under Level 1 evacuation orders (3,094 people).

• Grasshopper Fire, Clackamas, Hood River, and Wasco counties, 93,960 acres burned, 90% containment. Evacuation orders in place in Hood River and Wasco counties. Heavy machinery has been used for several weeks to clear debris, and that equipment has been released for use in other locations.

• Bench Fire, Jefferson County, 67,079 acres burned, 90% containment. No new pockets of burning, however multiple homes have been destroyed in this fire throughout the county.

• Hagen Fire, Union and Umatilla Counties, 61,060 acres burned, 50% containment. Level 1, 2 and 3 evacuation orders are in place across both counties. Continued progress on the Hagen Fire is allowing emergency officials to further reduce or lift evacuation levels in portions of Umatilla County, Union County and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation 

• Austin Fire, Clackamas, Marion, and Wasco Counties, 11,682 acres burned, 0% containment. Level 3 evacuations in Clackamas county.

• McCully Fire, Baker and Grant counties, 11,231 acres burned, 3% containment. Level 1, 2, and 3 evacuation orders in place across both counties. This fire is in rugged and remote terrain, and public safety and firefighter safety remain priorities.

• Paradise Fire, Wallowa and Umatilla counties, along the Oregon-Washington border, 9,466 acres burned, 15% containment. Cooling temperatures but gusting winds are contributing to continued burns around this fire perimeter.

• Many of the state’s largest fires are now nearing 100% containment, including: Big Grass Fire (578,637 acres, Malheur county), Rowe Creek Complex Fire (373,927 acres, Crook, Wheeler, Wasco, Jefferson counties), Coleman Creek Fire, (308,863 acres, Malheur and Harney counties), Hay Creek Complex Fire (200,292 acres, Gilliam and Sherman counties), Second Flat Fire (105,854 acres, Harney county), Bald Mountain (76,443 acres, Malheur and Harney counties), Fox Fire (78,903 acres, Baker County).

UPDATES September 1, 2026

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• 95 active wildfires, 2,026,781 acres burning

• Approximately 423 households are under Level 2 or Level 3 evacuation orders (1,054 people); 1,229 households are under Level 1 evacuation orders (3,094 people).

• Grasshopper Fire, Clackamas, Hood River, and Wasco counties, 93,960 acres burned, 90% containment. Evacuation orders in place in Hood River and Wasco counties. Heavy machinery has been used for several weeks to clear debris, and that equipment has been released for use in other locations.

• Bench Fire, Jefferson County, 67,079 acres burned, 90% containment. No new pockets of burning, however multiple homes have been destroyed in this fire throughout the county.

• Hagen Fire, Union and Umatilla Counties, 61,060 acres burned, 50% containment. Level 1, 2 and 3 evacuation orders are in place across both counties. Continued progress on the Hagen Fire is allowing emergency officials to further reduce or lift evacuation levels in portions of Umatilla County, Union County and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

• Austin Fire, Clackamas, Marion, and Wasco Counties, 11,682 acres burned, 0% containment. Level 3 evacuations in Clackamas county.

• McCully Fire, Baker and Grant counties, 11,231 acres burned, 3% containment. Level 1, 2, and 3 evacuation orders in place across both counties. This fire is in rugged and remote terrain, and public safety and firefighter safety remain priorities.

• Paradise Fire, Wallowa and Umatilla counties, along the Oregon-Washington border, 9,466 acres burned, 15% containment. Cooling temperatures but gusting winds are contributing to continued burns around this fire perimeter.

• Many of the state’s largest fires are now nearing 100% containment, including: Big Grass Fire (578,637 acres, Malheur county), Rowe Creek Complex Fire (373,927 acres, Crook, Wheeler, Wasco, Jefferson counties), Coleman Creek Fire, (308,863 acres, Malheur and Harney counties), Hay Creek Complex Fire (200,292 acres, Gilliam and Sherman counties), Second Flat Fire (105,854 acres, Harney county), Bald Mountain (76,443 acres, Malheur and Harney counties), Fox Fire (78,903 acres, Baker County).

UPDATES August 18, 2026

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• 62 active wildfires, 2,020,711 acres burning

• Approximately 2,624 households are under Level 2 or Level 3 evacuation orders (6,586 people); 4,038 households are under Level 1 evacuation orders (10,173 people).

• Grasshopper Fire, Clackamas, Hood River, and Wasco counties, 91,415 acres burned, 49% containment, with Level 1, 2, and 3 evacuation orders in place. Firefighters are working hard to protect structures and homes as the fire continues to increase. 

• Wrights Spring Fire, Klamath County, 54,016 acres, 53% containment. Level 1, 2, and 3 evacuation orders in place. Recent rain and high humidity has allowed firefighters to minimize its growth. 

• Hagen Fire, Union and Umatilla Counties, 57,678 acres burned, 17% containment. Level 1, 2 and 3 evacuation orders are in place across both counties.

• Big Grass Fire, Malheur and Owyhee counties, along the Oregon and Idaho border, 579,134 acres burned, 82% containment. The hot and dry conditions have caused the fires to spread, with the priority being to improve current containment lines. The fire has threatened more than 1,000 structures including 615 homes, and has destroyed livestock. At least seven homes and 10 other structures have been destroyed.

• Austin Fire, Clackamas County, 2,900 acres, 0% containment. Level 1 and 3 evacuation orders are in place. 

• Paradise Fire, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Columbia, and Wallowa Counties, on the Oregon-Washington border, 5,422 acres, 0% containment. Currently Level 1 and 2 evacuation orders. 

• Fox and Tartar Fires, Baker County, 228,930 acres burned in total. Fox Fire is 95% contained, and Tartar Fire has 98% containment. Along the Oregon-Idaho border. Level 1, and 2 evacuation orders are still in place. 

• Rowe Creek Complex Fire, Wheeler, Wasco, Crook, and Jefferson Counties, 373,784 acres burned, 89% contained. Evacuation orders are in place across Wheeler, Crook, and Jefferson counties.

• Shingle Fire, Crook, Grant, and Wheeler Counties, 73,183 acres burned, 91% containment.

• Bench Fire, Jefferson County, 67,079 acres burned, 90% contained. Evacuation orders have been lifted. There has been no fire growth, but there have been interior pockets of vegetation that continue to burn. Firefighters are prepared to respond to any new fire starts. Multiple structures were destroyed in Warm Springs, including at least 6 homes and several outbuildings.

• Harney and Malheur Counties has multiple large fires burning that are all over 89% contained, including: Coleman Creek Fire, 308,721 acres burned, 90% containment; Second Flat Fire, 105,501 acres burned, 90% contained; Bald Mtn Fire, 76,463 acres burned, 93% containment; Jackass Butte Fire, 24,742 acres burned, 92% containment; Hat Fire, 44,121 acres burned, 99% containment.