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0450 Cove Creek Fire

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

Evacuations in effect for this event

  • Evacuation orderNE 18 sRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderSE 16Rowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderSE 18Rowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderSE 19Rowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-CRO-CRR-1S-QRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-CRO-CRR-4S-ERowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-CRO-CRR-4S-FRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-CRO-CRR-4SB-BRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-CRO-CRR-4SB-FRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-CRO-CRR-8S-ORowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-WHE-WHH-094-DFire
  • Evacuation warningNE 15 EastRowe Creek Complex
  • +43 more zones in effect

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

A high-significance wildfire began near Wheeler, Oregon on July 16, 2026, posing a fire risk to homes in the area.

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

Type
Wildfires
Official size
7,208 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 (Wheeler, 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

Wheeler, Oregon · ≈ 11 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

reported perimeter · evacuation zones (dashed): order 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. 7,208 acres ±0 100% contained
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  12. 7,208 acres +7,208 100% contained
  13. 0.1 acres −12,000 0% contained
  14. 12,000 acres ±0 0% contained
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  16. 12,000 acres ±0 0% contained
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  18. 12,000 acres +7,000 0% contained
  19. 5,000 acres ±0 0% contained
  20. 5,000 acres +2,000 0% contained
  21. 3,000 acres +2,000 0% contained
  22. 1,000 acres ±0 0% contained
  23. 1,000 acres

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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. Forecast discussion NWS PDT

    Area Forecast Discussion

    Red Flag Warning in effect; breezy to windy conditions with low humidity and gusts up to 40 mph today and Saturday.

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    000 FXUS66 KPDT 082106 AFDPDT

    Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 206 PM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026

    .KEY MESSAGES...

    1. Breezy to windy conditions and low RHs Today and Saturday *Red Flag Warning*

    2. Dry, warm and breezy conditions will persist through the weekend and beginning of the week

    3. Pattern shift mid-week could bring precipitation

    &&

    .DISCUSSION... Current satellite shows smokey skies over the region this afternoon which will continue through the forecast period. AQAs have been extended through Monday for all counties except Sherman, Gilliam and Morrow with Deschutes. Otherwise,increased southwest to westerly flow will keep the smoke moving east with a bit of reprieve from surface smoke.

    Not much change to the short term forecast. Models currently show the surface thermal trough exiting the eastern portion of the region leaving mostly westerly flow at the surface. Even with the west flow, hot, dry and breezy conditions are still expected. Temperatures are in the mid to upper 90s across a vast majority of the region with humidity as low a single digits and winds between 10 to 20 mph with areas gusting between 20 to 40 mph (70-90% confidence). Red…

    Read the full discussion at NWS PDT ↗

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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