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Burnt Creek Fire

Possible damage: Fire

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High significance Active 87% contained Wallowa, Oregon · Last updated · source: NASA EONET

Evacuations in effect for this event

  • Evacuation advisoryBC1Burnt Creek Fire
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UNI-UCO-1505Fire
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UNI-UCO-1513Fire

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

A high-significance wildfire began in Wallowa, Oregon on July 17, 2026, posing fire damage risk to homes in the area.

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

Type
Wildfires
Official size
4,169 acres
Containment
87%
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 (Wallowa, 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

Wallowa, Oregon · ≈ 7 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

reported perimeter · evacuation zones (dashed): 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. 4,169 acres ±0 87% contained
  2. 4,169 acres ±0 84% contained
  3. 4,169 acres ±0 84% contained
  4. 4,169 acres ±0 80% contained
  5. 4,169 acres ±0 70% contained
  6. 4,169 acres ±0 63% contained
  7. 4,169 acres ±0 63% contained
  8. 4,169 acres ±0 52% contained
Show 23 earlier observations
  1. 4,169 acres ±0 52% contained
  2. 4,169 acres ±0 39% contained
  3. 4,169 acres ±0 39% contained
  4. 4,169 acres ±0 34% contained
  5. 4,169 acres +501 34% contained
  6. 3,668 acres ±0 16% contained
  7. 3,668 acres +332 16% contained
  8. 3,336 acres ±0 13% contained
  9. 3,336 acres ±0 13% contained
  10. 3,336 acres +218 13% contained
  11. 3,118 acres ±0 0% contained
  12. 3,118 acres +41 0% contained
  13. 3,077 acres ±0 0% contained
  14. 3,077 acres +62 0% contained
  15. 3,015 acres ±0 0% contained
  16. 3,015 acres +115 0% contained
  17. 2,900 acres ±0 0% contained
  18. 2,900 acres +222 0% contained
  19. 2,678 acres ±0 0% contained
  20. 2,678 acres ±0 0% contained
  21. 2,678 acres +252 0% contained
  22. 2,426 acres −104 0% contained
  23. 2,530 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.

  1. Incident update InciWeb

    Burnt Creek Fire

    The Burnt Creek Fire is on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, about 23 miles north of Enterprise. Smoke is impacting areas across the region depending on weather conditions and proximity to the fire. For additional information:Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Facebook: facebook.com/WallowaWhitmanNF/

    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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