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Paradise Fire

Possible damage: Fire

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High significance Active 0% contained Wallowa, Oregon · Last updated · source: NASA EONET

Evacuations in effect for this event

  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-123-BFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-123-DFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-123-EFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-1406008-BFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-1406009-BFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-1406010Fire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-1406011-AFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-1406011-BFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-1406012Fire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-1406013-AFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-1406013-BFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-UMA-UMC-1406014-AFire
  • +90 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 in Wallowa, Oregon on July 16, 2026, posing fire risk to homes in the affected area.

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

Type
Wildfires
Official size
2,565 acres
Containment
0%
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 · ≈ 4.7 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. 2,565 acres ±0 0% contained
  2. 2,565 acres +901 0% contained
  3. 1,664 acres ±0 0% contained
  4. 1,664 acres ±0 0% contained
  5. 1,664 acres ±0 0% contained
  6. 1,664 acres +159 0% contained
  7. 1,505 acres ±0 0% contained
  8. 1,505 acres +47 0% contained
Show 31 earlier observations
  1. 1,458 acres ±0 0% contained
  2. 1,458 acres +255 0% contained
  3. 1,203 acres ±0 0% contained
  4. 1,203 acres ±0 0% contained
  5. 1,203 acres ±0 0% contained
  6. 1,203 acres ±0 0% contained
  7. 1,203 acres +438 0% contained
  8. 765 acres ±0 0% contained
  9. 765 acres ±0 0% contained
  10. 765 acres ±0 0% contained
  11. 765 acres +2 0% contained
  12. 763 acres ±0 0% contained
  13. 763 acres ±0 0% contained
  14. 763 acres ±0 0% contained
  15. 763 acres +1 0% contained
  16. 762 acres ±0 0% contained
  17. 762 acres ±0 0% contained
  18. 762 acres +2 0% contained
  19. 760 acres ±0 0% contained
  20. 760 acres +20 0% contained
  21. 740 acres ±0 0% contained
  22. 740 acres +20 0% contained
  23. 720 acres ±0 0% contained
  24. 720 acres ±0 0% contained
  25. 720 acres +13 0% contained
  26. 707 acres ±0 0% contained
  27. 707 acres ±0 0% contained
  28. 707 acres +32 0% contained
  29. 675 acres ±0 0% contained
  30. 675 acres +85 0% contained
  31. 590 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

    Paradise Fire

    The Paradise Fire is burning in the Umatilla National Forest approximately 18 Miles E of Milton-Freewater, OR

    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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