Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-UMC-213-DFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-UMC-215-CFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-071-ELower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-071-BLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-071-FLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-071-ALower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-117-CLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-117-DLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-WEW-115Lower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-UMC-151-ALower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-UMC-151-CLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-117-GLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- +5 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This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 Nine Canyon fire in Benton, Washington began on July 11, 2026, and has burned 600 acres. Homes in the area face potential exposure to direct fire damage.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 600 acres
- Cause
- Undetermined
- 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 (Benton, Washington), 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
Benton, Washington · ≈ 1.5 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
reported perimeter · evacuation orders as issued (dashed): warning / shelter advisory
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 600 acres ±0
- 600 acres
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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
Dry, warm, breezy conditions continue through mid-week with smoke lingering; precipitation chances increase mid-week.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 159 PM PDT Mon Aug 10 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
1. Dry, warm and breezy conditions will persist through the weekend and beginning of the week
2. Pattern shift mid-week could bring precipitation and thunderstorm chances
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.DISCUSSION...
Current satellite shows mostly clear skies with smoke lingering in some areas around the wildfires. Smoke will continue to linger through the period but with the increased winds, will not settle to heavily at the surface except overnight. AQAs are still in effect for most counties except Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow and Umatilla and will remain through at least Wednesday before being reevaluated.
Dry and warm conditions will persist through mid-week as westerly flow aloft continues over the region. Westerly flow will continue through mid week-with temperatures becoming slightly cooler. In house calculations shows much of the region to still be above seasonal average near 5 degrees above normal today. As the temperatures begin to decrease, relative humidity will begin to increase. This will bring the area out of critical fire weather conditions but will still…
- Federal declaration FEMA
Emergency declaration: WILDFIRES (Washington)
FEMA EM-3650 — Fire, declared 2026-08-03.
- News Tri-City Herald
Nearly 50 homes evacuated by wind-driven fire on hills south of Tri-Cities
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.