Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation orderWHH-032ACrosswhite Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderWHH-032BCrosswhite issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningWHH-032DCrosswhite Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderWHH-032CCrosswhite issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningIncident 432 WildfireFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningIncident 432 WildfireFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderDeep Canyon FireFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-BRowe Creek Complex issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-CRowe Creek Complex issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-DRowe Creek Complex issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-ERowe Creek Complex issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-GRowe Creek Complex issued · alert expired
- +102 more zones in effect
Historical record from Oregon OEM — alert times shown are when each WEA message was issued and expired; the evacuation itself may have remained in force longer (lift times aren't published to IPAWS).
This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
A wildfire began near Sherman, Oregon, on July 17 and has burned 22,815 acres with 4 percent containment. Homes in the area face risk from active fire spread as the cause remains undetermined.
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
- Inactive
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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 · ≈ 42 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-21 04:35 UTC · ≈ 42 sq mi · snapshot 2 of 2
reported perimeter · evacuation orders as issued (dashed — move the timeline slider to see when each was in force): order warning / shelter advisory
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
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- 0.5 acres −0.5 100% contained
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- 1 acres −25,252 100% contained
- 25,253 acres +2,438 0% contained
- 22,815 acres ±0 0% contained
- 22,815 acres +11,234 4% contained
- 11,581 acres 100% contained
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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.
- Forecast discussion NWS PDT
Area Forecast Discussion
Lower rain chances Sunday with 20-30 percent chance Monday, mainly affecting areas east of the Blue Mountains.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 939 PM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Lower (<20 percent) chances of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and a 20-30 percent chance of showers Monday with a (<20 percent) chance of thunderstorms mainly from the Blue Mountains eastward.
- Increasing winds later Monday into Tuesday.
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.DISCUSSION...issued at 200 PM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026... Southwesterly flow remains over the Pacific Northwest. Low pressure will move from near British Columbia to well off the Oregon and California coasts by Monday afternoon. This will allow for a more split flow pattern to develop early next week, which should keep things dry. A ridge will build back over the area by midweek, with a return to southwest or south flow possible thereafter.
The showers and thunderstorms that affected portions of the Columbia and Blue Mountain foothills earlier have weakened and were moving out of the area. Additional showers and thunderstorms were expected to develop mainly from the Blue Mountains eastward this afternoon. Any thunderstorms could contain gust winds and abundant lightning. A Red Flag Warning remains in ef…
- Federal declaration FEMA
Fire Management Assistance declaration: FIELDER MOUNTAIN FIRE (Oregon)
FEMA FM-5670 — Fire, declared 2026-08-14.
- Federal declaration FEMA
Fire Management Assistance declaration: WRIGHTS SPRING FIRE (Oregon)
FEMA FM-5666 — Fire, declared 2026-08-09.
- Federal declaration FEMA
Fire Management Assistance declaration: HAGEN FIRE (Oregon)
FEMA FM-5664 — Fire, declared 2026-08-09.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.