Evacuations in effect for this event
- Evacuation orderNE 18 sRowe Creek Complex
- Evacuation orderSE 16Rowe 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-4S-IRowe 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-4SB-GRowe Creek Complex
- +85 more zones in effect
Live from Oregon OEM · as of . Zones can change quickly — follow your local sheriff / emergency management for instructions.
The 0512 Box Springs fire began July 17 in Jefferson, Oregon, and has grown to 4,000 acres with no containment; structures in the area face direct fire damage.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 21,432 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 (Jefferson, 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
Jefferson, Oregon · ≈ 34 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-23 01:54 UTC · ≈ 34 sq mi · snapshot 4 of 4
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.
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
Show 16 earlier observations
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
- 21,432 acres +6,229 100% contained
- 15,203 acres ±0 0% contained
- 15,203 acres +2,860 0% contained
- 12,343 acres +8,104 0% contained
- 4,239 acres ±0 0% contained
- 4,239 acres +239 0% contained
- 4,000 acres 0% contained
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.
- Incident update InciWeb
Box Springs
The Box Springs Fire started 1 mile east of Box Springs Butte on July 17th, 2026 at approximately 3 PM. Cause is undetermined and ODF CIMT 3 took command on Sunday July 19th at 6 PM.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.