Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation advisoryDCFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderNE12/1310 mile fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningNE12-S10 mile fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisory10 mile fire south10 mile fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisorydfad7ec8-40d8-48e6-88f0-9558a0e096d2Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryACFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisorySJFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryWD Lvl 1Fire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryCCFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryPHWGrasshopper issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisorySPGrasshopper issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderFR 27Grasshopper issued · alert expired
- +73 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This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 Grasshopper Fire began on July 23, 2026, in Wasco, Oregon, and has burned 15,000 acres with no containment. Homes in the area face direct fire damage risk.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 93,562 acres
- Containment
- 76%
- 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 (Wasco, 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
Wasco, Oregon · ≈ 150 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-23 01:10 UTC · ≈ 150 sq mi · snapshot 26 of 26
reported perimeter · evacuation orders as issued (dashed — move the timeline slider to see when each was in force): 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.
- 93,562 acres +197 76% contained
- 93,365 acres +909 76% contained
- 92,456 acres +48 71% contained
- 92,408 acres ±0 66% contained
- 92,408 acres +853 66% contained
- 91,555 acres +888 57% contained
- 90,667 acres +537 49% contained
- 90,130 acres +2,310 47% contained
Show 29 earlier observations
- 87,820 acres +846 37% contained
- 86,974 acres +1,860 30% contained
- 85,114 acres +1,495 20% contained
- 83,619 acres +6,308 20% contained
- 77,311 acres ±0 20% contained
- 77,311 acres ±0 20% contained
- 77,311 acres +13,652 20% contained
- 63,659 acres +6,572 23% contained
- 57,087 acres +2,864 23% contained
- 54,223 acres +4,578 23% contained
- 49,645 acres +6,401 23% contained
- 43,244 acres +3,805 23% contained
- 39,439 acres +4,780 20% contained
- 34,659 acres ±0 19% contained
- 34,659 acres ±0 19% contained
- 34,659 acres +3,088 19% contained
- 31,571 acres +842 17% contained
- 30,729 acres +4,423 0% contained
- 26,306 acres +2,634 0% contained
- 23,672 acres +2,096 0% contained
- 21,576 acres +6,576 0% contained
- 15,000 acres −3,136 0% contained
- 18,136 acres +3,136 0% contained
- 15,000 acres ±0 0% contained
- 15,000 acres ±0 0% contained
- 15,000 acres ±0 0% contained
- 15,000 acres ±0 0% contained
- 15,000 acres ±0 0% contained
- 15,000 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.
- Incident update InciWeb
Grasshopper
Grasshopper Fire was first reported 7/23/26, follow multiple lightning storms over the forest in the preceding two weeks. It started north of Forest Road 4812 and west of Rocky Butte. It quickly spread east and north following winds and hot, dry conditions.Current evacuation levels are at: https://perimetermap.com/wascocounty-orThere is a Closure Order in effect on Mt. Hood National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/alerts/closure-place-grasshopper-fireFire Restrictions: There is a campfire ban in place on Mt. Hood National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/alerts/fire-restrictions-effect-july-1 There are also burning and fire restrictions in place across the area. Check your local restrictions: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/restrictions.aspx
- Incident update InciWeb
Grasshopper Fire
Grasshopper Fire was first reported 7/23/26, follow multiple lightning storms over the forest in the preceding two weeks. It started north of Forest Road 4812 and west of Rocky Butte. It quickly spread east and north following winds and hot, dry conditions.Current evacuation levels are at: https://perimetermap.com/wascocounty-orThere is a Closure Order in effect on Mt. Hood National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/alerts/closure-place-grasshopper-fireFire Restrictions: There is a campfire ban in place on Mt. Hood National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/alerts/fire-restrictions-effect-july-1 There are also burning and fire restrictions in place across the area. Check your local restrictions: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/restrictions.aspx
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.