UPDATES September 25, 2026

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• 34 active wildfires, 930,108 acres burning

• Approximately 378 households are under Level 3 “Be Ready” evacuation orders (953 people); no more households in Oregon are under Level 1 “Go Now” or Level 2 “Be Set” evacuation orders.

• The state’s largest fires, contributing to the significant acreage currently burning, are now nearing 100% containment, including: 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), Grasshopper (93,971 acres, Clackamas, Hood River, and Wasco counties), Shingle (73,183 acres) Crook, Grant, and Wheeler counties, Bench (67,071 acres), Jefferson county, Hagen (61,380 acres) Union & Umatilla counties, Wrights Spring (55,134 acres) Klamath county, Henry (29,844 acres) Crook county, Jackass Butte (24,724 acres) Harney county, Coyote (17,460 acres) Crook county, McCully (13,604 acres) Baker and Grant counties, and Austin (12,884 acres) Clackamas, Marion, and Wasco counties.

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

• Attn: ODFN Members - please view the Funding Needs Tracker for active requests. Contact us if you need access.

• 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).