The North Cayuse fire in Umatilla, Oregon, burned 4,887 acres and destroyed homes through direct fire damage; containment reached 91 percent as of the report date.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 4,887 acres
- Containment
- 91%
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 4,887 acres ±0 91% contained
- 4,887 acres ±0 91% contained
- 4,887 acres ±0 91% contained
- 4,887 acres ±0 91% contained
- 4,887 acres ±0 91% contained
- 4,887 acres ±0 66% contained
- 4,887 acres ±0 15% contained
- 4,887 acres ±0 15% contained
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- 4,887 acres +2 15% contained
- 4,885 acres +38 15% contained
- 4,847 acres 12% contained
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS PDT
Area Forecast Discussion
Scattered thunderstorms possible this afternoon across central Oregon and eastern mountains, with activity diminishing late afternoon.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 440 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.KEY MESSAGES... - Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorm chances this afternoon across central OR and the eastern mountains, with chances spreading to north central OR and south central WA Sunday
- Above normal temperatures with dry conditions will persist into early next week
- Uncertainty remains around synoptic pattern Thursday into early next week
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.DISCUSSION... Today through Wednesday: Satellite imagery tonight shows increasing mid to upper level cloud cover east of the Cascade crest, with radar imagery showing light to moderate returns pushing across east central OR. This activity is associated with a shortwave impulse currently over southeast OR, and is anticipated to push north along the OR/ID border then rotate northwest into ID/MT early in the afternoon. Showers associated with this impulse will be focused along the Southern Blues into Wallowa county throughout this morning, with shower activity waning mid to late afternoon. A secondary impulse riding up the south-southwest flow aloft will produce another round of shower activity across cent…
- News Nonstop Local News
North Cayuse Fire in Umatilla County grows to nearly 4,900 acres
- News AppleValleyNewsNow.com
North Cayuse Fire now 4,887 acres and 27% contained
- Incident update InciWeb
North Cayuse Fire
The North Cayuse Fire, located approximately 15 miles east of Pendleton, OR, started on July 4, 2026. Monday, July 13, is the last operational shift for Northwest 3 Complex Incident Management Team. Northwest 3 will transfer command of the fire back to the local unit at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, morning.Daily operational videos can be found on Facebook and YouTube. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthCayuseFire/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NW3PublicInformation/videos
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