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0449 Porcupine Ridge Fire

Possible damage: Fire

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High significance Active 100% contained Gilliam, Oregon · Last updated · source: NASA EONET

Evacuations in effect for this event

  • Evacuation warningUS-OR-WHE-WHH-054Rowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-002-DRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-002-ERowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-ARowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-BRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-CRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-DRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-ERowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-FRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-GRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-HRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-IRowe Creek Complex
  • +7 more zones in effect

Live from Oregon OEM · as of . Zones can change quickly — follow your local sheriff / emergency management for instructions.

A wildfire in Gilliam, Oregon began July 15, 2026, posing a direct fire threat to structures in the affected area.

Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.

Type
Wildfires
Official size
79,200 acres
Containment
100%
Cause
Natural
Began
Status
Ongoing

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Affected area map

The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Gilliam, 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.

Interactive affected-area map

Gilliam, Oregon · ≈ 130 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

reported perimeter · evacuation zones (dashed): warning / shelter advisory

View the timeline — how the reported area changed

Official size & containment

Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.

  1. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  2. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  3. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  4. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  5. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  6. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  7. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  8. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
Show 34 earlier observations
  1. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  2. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  3. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  4. 79,200 acres ±0 100% contained
  5. 79,200 acres +2 100% contained
  6. 79,198 acres ±0 100% contained
  7. 79,198 acres ±0 100% contained
  8. 79,198 acres ±0 100% contained
  9. 79,198 acres ±0 100% contained
  10. 79,198 acres ±0 100% contained
  11. 79,198 acres ±0 100% contained
  12. 79,198 acres −479 99% contained
  13. 79,677 acres ±0 99% contained
  14. 79,677 acres −378 99% contained
  15. 80,055 acres +3,196 13% contained
  16. 76,859 acres +52,691 11% contained
  17. 24,168 acres +831 19% contained
  18. 23,337 acres ±0 0% contained
  19. 23,337 acres ±0 0% contained
  20. 23,337 acres +7,716 3% contained
  21. 15,621 acres ±0 0% contained
  22. 15,621 acres −4,379 0% contained
  23. 20,000 acres ±0 100% contained
  24. 20,000 acres ±0 0% contained
  25. 20,000 acres ±0 0% contained
  26. 20,000 acres ±0 0% contained
  27. 20,000 acres ±0 0% contained
  28. 20,000 acres +16,000 0% contained
  29. 4,000 acres −1,000 0% contained
  30. 5,000 acres +1,000 0% contained
  31. 4,000 acres +2,500 0% contained
  32. 1,500 acres +500 0% contained
  33. 1,000 acres ±0 0% contained
  34. 1,000 acres

Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.

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Latest updates

Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.

  1. Incident update InciWeb

    Porcupine Fire

    The Porcupine Fire was discovered on the evening of July 24th and is believed to be a holdover fire from a previous lightning storm. It is burning in steep terrain with cliffs, rock screes, and subalpine fir, located approximately two miles east of Porcupine Lake. People who live and recreate in the area should remain aware of this incident and the potential for changing conditions. Firefighting personnel will be using Porcupine Lake Trail #642 to access the fire area. Porcupine Lake will act as a dip site for air resources. Exercise caution and yield to firefighting aircraft.

    Read the full update at InciWeb ↗

Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.

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