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North Cayuse Fire

Possible damage: Fire

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High significance Inactive 96% contained Umatilla, Oregon · Last updated · source: NASA EONET

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 warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-117-ELower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-UMC-117-BLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-UMC-151-ALower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
  • +94 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This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 North Cayuse fire, sparked by human activity in Umatilla, Oregon, burned 4,887 acres and is 96% contained. Homes in the affected area face fire damage risk from the remaining active fire perimeter.

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

Type
Wildfires
Official size
4,887 acres
Containment
96%
Cause
Human
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 (Umatilla, 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

Umatilla, Oregon · ≈ 7.6 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

reported perimeter · evacuation orders as issued (dashed): order warning / shelter advisory

Official size & containment

Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.

  1. 4,887 acres ±0 96% contained
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  4. 4,887 acres ±0 94% contained
  5. 4,887 acres ±0 93% contained
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  8. 4,887 acres ±0 92% contained
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  14. 4,887 acres ±0 91% contained
  15. 4,887 acres ±0 66% contained
  16. 4,887 acres ±0 15% contained
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  18. 4,887 acres +2 15% contained
  19. 4,885 acres +38 15% contained
  20. 4,847 acres 12% 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. Forecast discussion NWS PDT

    Area Forecast Discussion

    Elevated to critical fire weather conditions expected Tuesday, with widespread smoke persisting through mid-week and moderate to major heat risk later in the week.

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    000 FXUS66 KPDT 032147 AFDPDT

    Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 247 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

    .KEY MESSAGES...

    - Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions Tuesday

    - Widespread smoke and haze through at least mid-week

    - Widespread Moderate to locally Major HeatRisk middle to late week.

    &&

    .DISCUSSION... Satellite imagery shows widespread smoke and haze across the forecast area this afternoon. Upper-level troughing has exited to the east over the Northern Great Plains, and an amplifying upper-level ridge is noted offshore in the Pacific. This pattern has set up a classic West Coast thermal trough (WCTT) to the west of the Cascades, leading to an offshore-directed pressure gradient and ample southward and westward smoke transport from the wildfires to our north in northern Washington and Canada.

    Wildfire smoke is expected (99 percent confidence) to persist across the region through at least mid-week as the upper-level ridge amplifies and slowly tracks eastward. Winds will remain diurnally and terrain-driven and supportive of continued advection of smoke into the region. Air quality headlines have been issued by Oregon Department of Environme…

    Read the full discussion at NWS PDT ↗

  2. Federal declaration FEMA

    Fire Management Assistance declaration: GRASSHOPPER FIRE (Oregon)

    FEMA FM-5648 — Fire, declared 2026-07-25.

    Read the full declaration at FEMA ↗

  3. Federal declaration FEMA

    Fire Management Assistance declaration: AKAWA BUTTE FIRE (Oregon)

    FEMA FM-5647 — Fire, declared 2026-07-23.

    Read the full declaration at FEMA ↗

  4. News elkhornmediagroup.com

    Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations expanded as Hagen Fire swells to over 7,400 acres

    Read the full article at elkhornmediagroup.com ↗

Show 20 earlier updates
  1. East Oregonian News

    UPDATE: Hagan Fire in Umatilla County prompts 'go now' evacuations for Bingham Road area

  2. OregonLive.com News

    Kotek invokes emergency order for northeast Oregon Hagen fire

  3. Nonstop Local News News

    Hagen Fire evacuation zones lowered in Umatilla County, community meeting tonight

  4. FEMA Federal declaration

    Fire Management Assistance declaration: LOWER DRY CREEK FIRE (Oregon)

  5. OregonLive.com News

    Wildfires prompt evacuations across Oregon as lightning, winds fuel fire activity

  6. nbcrightnow.com News

    North Cayuse Fire in Umatilla County reaches 91% containment

  7. eastoregonian.com News

    North Cayuse Fire update for July 13 | East Oregonian

  8. East Oregonian News

    North Cayuse Fire update for July 13

  9. eastoregonian.com News

    North Cayuse Fire update for July 12 | East Oregonian

  10. East Oregonian News

    North Cayuse Fire update for July 12

  11. Nonstop Local News News

    North Cayuse Fire in Umatilla County grows to nearly 4,900 acres

  12. AppleValleyNewsNow.com News

    North Cayuse Fire now 4,887 acres and 27% contained

  13. Nonstop Local News News

    Umatilla National Forest fire restrictions start Friday

  14. East Oregonian News

    North Cayuse Fire update for July 9

  15. InciWeb Incident update

    North Cayuse Fire

  16. East Oregonian News

    North Cayuse Fire transitions to management team oversight

  17. AppleValleyNewsNow.com News

    7/7/26 mid-evening update on the North Cayuse Fire burning in Umatilla County

  18. East Oregonian News

    Fire on Umatilla Indian Reservation spans 2,300-2,500 acres

  19. TriYakNews.com News

    North Cayuse Fire Grows to 1,600 Acres on CTUIR Reservation

  20. KPTV News

    Evacuation orders downgraded for areas of Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

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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