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0480 Wilcox Fire

Possible damage: Fire

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Active wildfires

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

Evacuations in effect for this event

  • Evacuation orderNE 18 sRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation orderNF 27Grasshopper
  • Evacuation orderNW 13- WBench Fire
  • Evacuation orderNW 9-WBench Fire
  • Evacuation warningBDFire
  • Evacuation warningNE 15 EastRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation warningNE 18 MRowe Creek Complex
  • Evacuation warningPHWGrasshopper
  • Evacuation warningRHFire
  • Evacuation warningSCHFire
  • Evacuation warningSPAFire
  • Evacuation warningSVRFire
  • +29 more zones in effect

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

The 0480 Wilcox fire began in Sherman, Oregon on July 16, 2026, and has burned 5,649 acres with no containment. Structures in the affected area face risk from active wildfire spread.

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

Type
Wildfires
Official size
0.5 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 (Sherman, 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

Sherman, Oregon · ≈ 8.8 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

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

Official size & containment

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

  1. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  2. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  3. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  4. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  5. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  6. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  7. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  8. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
Show 15 earlier observations
  1. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  2. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  3. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  4. 0.5 acres ±0 100% contained
  5. 0.5 acres −0.5 100% contained
  6. 1 acres ±0 100% contained
  7. 1 acres ±0 100% contained
  8. 1 acres ±0 100% contained
  9. 1 acres ±0 100% contained
  10. 1 acres ±0 100% contained
  11. 1 acres −5,650 100% contained
  12. 5,651 acres +2 0% contained
  13. 5,649 acres ±0 0% contained
  14. 5,649 acres +1,537 0% contained
  15. 4,112 acres 0% contained

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Latest updates

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