Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-CRO-CRR-8S-NRowe Creek Complex 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
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-030-IRowe Creek Complex issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-032-BRowe Creek Complex issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-WHE-WHH-032-CRowe Creek Complex issued · alert expired
- +202 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This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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.
The 0512 Box Springs wildfire burned 21,432 acres near Jefferson, Oregon, starting July 17, 2026, and was fully contained. Homes in the area faced direct fire damage from the incident.
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
- Inactive
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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 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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- 21,432 acres ±0 100% contained
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- 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
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS PDT
Area Forecast Discussion
Scattered showers and thunderstorms likely east Monday, then breezy westerly winds with gusts 20 to 35 mph Tuesday across the Columbia Basin.
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000 FXUS66 KPDT 170550 AFDPDT
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1050 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Southwest flow through Monday will bring shower and isolated thunderstorm chances mainly to far eastern Oregon.
- Breezy westerly winds and low relative humidity Tuesday afternoon and evening, especially across the Columbia Basin of Oregon.
- Another chance of showers and thunderstorms toward the weekend.
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.DISCUSSION... Southwest flow will continue through Monday. Several short waves will move through the flow. These short waves coupled with residual moisture could trigger showers and isolated afternoon thunderstorms, mainly for Wallowa County, but other mountain areas can't be ruled out.
By Tuesday, the Pacific Northwest gets into more of a split flow pattern and as a result, west winds will increase across the area. Winds will become gusty beginning Monday night and into Tuesday, with wind gusts 20 to 30 mph, with some locations possibly as high as 35 mph, in the usually breezier areas such as the Kittitas Valley, Simcoe Highlands, Blue Mountain Foothills, Columbia Basin and Gorge. NBM probabilities of wind gusts >=25 mph are >60 p…
- 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: HAGEN FIRE (Oregon)
FEMA FM-5664 — Fire, declared 2026-08-09.
- Federal declaration FEMA
Fire Management Assistance declaration: WRIGHTS SPRING FIRE (Oregon)
FEMA FM-5666 — Fire, declared 2026-08-09.
Show 4 earlier updates
- Central Oregon Daily News
- Central Oregon Daily News
- Central Oregon Daily News
Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Office warns against relying on third-party apps for evacuation info
- InciWeb Incident update
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.