Powder River Fire Active 2026

Started: Jul 17 21,088 acre 100% contained Wildfire
Near Baker City · Baker County, Oregon
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Powder River Fire has burned 21,088 acres, burning 22 miles east of Baker City and has spread east.

Latest update

The Powder River Fire is burning approximately five miles west of Richland, Oregon. 

Fire Restrictions: The Bureau of Land Management has issued a Notice of Temporary Restriction Order for the Vale District: https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2026-07/orwa-fpo-val-070626.pdf

Smoke: Smoke from the Powder River Fire and other surrounding fires, continues to affect portions of eastern Oregon and neighboring areas. Individuals, especially those with respiratory conditions, should monitor local air quality reports and limit outdoor activities when smoke concentrations are high. For more information: https://outlooks.airfire.org/outlook/ad8568e1

Evacuations: Evacuation orders remain in effect in portions of Baker County. The public is urged to follow directions from the Baker County Sheriff's Office and remain aware of changing fire conditions. Fire managers understand the disruption these evacuations create and appreciate the public's cooperation as crews work to protect communities. For more information go to state RAPTOR map at: https://arcg.is/0iKuO91

47 Days Active
22 mi E From Baker City to the fire perimeter
21,088 Acres 4.1x the size of JFK Airport 25.0x the size of Central Park
E Spreading East
100%
Contained +0% since previous report
4 Personnel $8.3M spent $394/acre

Powder River Fire Live Perimeter Growth

Powder River Fire Fire Growth History
Powder River Fire Containment History

Fires near Powder River Fire

🔥 Hagen Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 16 61,305 acre 53% contained
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🔥 Coleman Creek Fire Active 2026
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Near Vale · Malheur County, Oregon
🔥 Second Flat Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 24 105,854 acre 99% contained
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🔥 Hat Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 24 42,122 acre 100% contained
Malheur County, Oregon
🔥 Tartar Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 24 158,027 acre 98% contained
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🔥 Fox Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 24 78,903 acre 99% contained
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🔥 Mc Culley Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 22 13,150 acre 4% contained
Near La Grande · Grant County, Oregon
🔥 Middle Ridge Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 22 138 acre 75% contained
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🔥 Summit Lake Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 22 0 acre
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🔥 North Pole Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 22 310 acre 0% contained
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🔥 Paradise Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 16 9,593 acre 22% contained
Near Dayton, Washington · Wallowa County, Oregon
🔥 Mm 364 Fire 2026
Started: Aug 24 0 acre
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🔥 Gimlet Fire 2026
Started: Aug 22 1 acre
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🔥 Dutch Flat Fire 2026
Started: Aug 22 0 acre
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🔥 Camp 1 Fire 2026
Started: Aug 22 6 acre
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🔥 Long Cut Fire 2026
Started: Aug 15 2 acre
Near La Grande · Union County, Oregon
🔥 Pack Rat Fire 2026
Started: Aug 15 3 acre
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🔥 Annex Fire 2026
Started: Aug 14 53 acre
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🔥 Alpowa Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 11 1,363 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Little Bear Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 11 67 acre 100% contained
Near Mount Vernon · Grant County, Oregon
🔥 Little Goose Fire 2026
Started: Aug 8 8,524 acre 100% contained
Near Dayton · Columbia County, Washington
🔥 Cottonwood Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 6 722 acre 100% contained
Near Mount Vernon · Grant County, Oregon
🔥 Eggo Fire 2026
Started: Aug 1 4,225 acre 95% contained
Near Enterprise · Wallowa County, Oregon
🔥 Bob Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jul 25 851 acre 100% contained
Near Joseph · Baker County, Oregon
🔥 Sno Park Fire 2026
Started: Jul 24 2 acre
Near Union · Union County, Oregon
🔥 Cow Fire 2026
Started: Jul 21 7,723 acre 100% contained
Near Vale · Malheur County, Oregon
🔥 Brogan Canyon Fire 2026
Started: Jul 21 319 acre 100% contained
Near Vale · Malheur County, Oregon
🔥 Mahogany Fire 2026
Started: Jul 18 12 acre
Near Mount Vernon · Grant County, Oregon
🔥 Mutual Aid Inc 20344 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 2,610 acre
Near Clarkston Heights-Vineland · Asotin County, Washington
🔥 Bradley Flats Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 227 acre 100% contained
Near Pilot Rock · Umatilla County, Oregon
🔥 Burnt Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 17 4,169 acre 95% contained
Near Enterprise · Wallowa County, Oregon
🔥 Columbia County Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 750 acre
Near Dayton · Columbia County, Washington
🔥 Litch Fire 2026
Started: Jul 16 28 acre
Near John Day · Grant County, Oregon
🔥 Horse Ridge Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 16 860 acre 98% contained
Near Weston · Umatilla County, Oregon
🔥 Bologna Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 16 4,436 acre 95% contained
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🔥 Ninemile Fire 2026
Started: Jul 16 17 acre
Near Weston · Umatilla County, Oregon
🔥 Baldy Fire 2026
Started: Jul 16 60 acre
Near Mission · Umatilla County, Oregon
🔥 0463 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 16 0 acre
Near Mount Vernon · Grant County, Oregon
🔥 Big Bend Fire 2026
Started: Jul 16 4 acre
Near Heppner · Grant County, Oregon
🔥 Monument Mountain Fire 2026
Started: Jul 16 5 acre
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🔥 Lower Dry Creek Mutual Aid Fire 2026
Started: Jul 14 5,000 acre 100% contained
Near Milton-Freewater · Umatilla County, Oregon
🔥 Riley Creek Mutual Aid Fire 2026
Started: Jul 13 4 acre
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🔥 Anthony Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 9 2,585 acre 96% contained
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🔥 Murph Fire 2026
Started: Jul 9 8 acre
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🔥 Cow Meadow Fire 2026
Started: Jul 8 10 acre
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🔥 Olive Butte Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 8 3,092 acre 94% contained
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🔥 Whiskey Fire 2026
Started: Jul 8 999 acre 20% contained
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🔥 Salmon Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 8 1,433 acre 90% contained
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🔥 Caribou Fire 2026
Started: Jul 8 12 acre
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🔥 Greenhorn Fire 2026
Started: Jul 8 8 acre
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🔥 North Cayuse Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 4 4,887 acre 97% contained
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🔥 Whitehorse Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Jul 3 0 acre
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🔥 Ash Hollow Fire 2026
Started: Jul 1 0 acre
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🔥 Lambdin Fire 2026
Started: Jun 29 12,776 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Van Hollebeke Fire 2026
Started: Jun 22 0 acre
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🔥 Lytle Fire 2026
Started: Jun 22 6,063 acre 75% contained
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🔥 Camps Fire 2026
Started: Jun 21 8 acre
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🔥 Shingle Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Jun 21 628 acre 95% contained
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🔥 Tucannon Mutual Aid Fire 2026
Started: Jun 16 8,069 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Old Emigrant Fire 2026
Started: Jun 16 1,495 acre 100% contained
Near Mission · Umatilla County, Oregon
🔥 Twin Sisters Fire 2026
Started: Jun 14 8,262 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Snake River Fire 2026
Started: Jun 13 686 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Keeney Pass Fire 2026
Started: Jun 8 93 acre
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🔥 Frontage Fire 2026
Started: Jun 7 1,500 acre 0% contained
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🔥 Clover Fire 2026
Started: Jun 4 253 acre
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🔥 Sheep Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Jun 1 1 acre
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🔥 Toll Rock Fire 2026
Started: May 31 2 acre
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🔥 Woodward Fire 2026
Started: May 22 100 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Paige Fire 2025
Started: Sep 11 0 acre
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🔥 Reeds Mill Fire 2025
Started: Sep 9 11 acre
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Started: Sep 9 400 acre
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🔥 Bridge Fire 2025
Started: Sep 4 223 acre 100% contained
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Started: Aug 31 121 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Dark Canyon Fire 2025
Started: Aug 30 18 acre
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Started: Aug 29 10,000 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Rock Fire 2025
Started: Aug 14 2,796 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Rock Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 2,796 acre 100% contained
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Started: Aug 12 247 acre 90% contained
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Started: Aug 10 11 acre
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Started: Aug 2 20 acre
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Started: Aug 1 57 acre
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Started: Jul 31 490 acre 99% contained
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Started: Jul 30 1,124 acre 100% contained
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Started: Jul 29 82 acre
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🔥 High Horn Fire 2025
Started: Jul 28 119 acre
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🔥 Skyline Fire 2025
Started: Jul 27 38 acre
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🔥 Shiny Fire 2025
Started: Jul 27 0 acre
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🔥 Harting Grade Fire 2025
Started: Jul 25 200 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Willow Creek Mutual Aid Fire 2025
Started: Jul 25 400 acre
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🔥 Mutal Aid 231 Fire 2025
Started: Jul 14 700 acre
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🔥 Evans Road Mutual Aid Fire 2025
Started: Jul 9 880 acre
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🔥 Barstow Road Fire 2025
Started: Jun 23 1,543 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Vansycle Canyon Fire 2025
Started: Jun 12 1,900 acre 100% contained
Near Finley · Walla Walla County, Washington
🔥 Shingle Fire 2025
Started: May 5 100 acre 100% contained
Near McCall · Idaho County, Idaho
🔥 Tiger Creek Fire 2024
Started: Oct 5 534 acre 89% contained
Near Walla Walla East, Washington · Umatilla County, Oregon
🔥 Slab Fire 2024
Started: Sep 10 50 acre 50% contained
Near McCall · Adams County, Idaho
🔥 Lava Fire 2024
Started: Sep 7 97,585 acre 94% contained
Near Cascade · Gem County, Idaho
🔥 Two Cabin 2024
Started: Sep 5 251 acre 5% contained
Near Heppner · Grant County, Oregon
🔥 Mineral Fire 2024
Started: Sep 3 15,000 acre 0% contained
Near Weiser · Washington County, Idaho
🔥 Town Gulch 2024
Started: Aug 8 18,220 acre 89% contained
Near Baker City · Baker County, Oregon
🔥 Paddock 2024
Started: Aug 7 187,185 acre 100% contained
Near Emmett · Washington County, Idaho
🔥 Porcupine Fire 2024
Started: Aug 7 6,491 acre 95% contained
Near Burns · Harney County, Oregon
🔥 Winding Waters Complex 2024
Started: Jul 30 752 acre 83% contained
Near Elgin · Wallowa County, Oregon
🔥 Cliff Mountain 2024
Started: Jul 29 1,108 acre 75% contained
Near Joseph · Wallowa County, Oregon
🔥 Boulder Fire 2024
Started: Jul 28
Near Cascade · Valley County, Idaho
🔥 Oxbow Fire 2024
Started: Jul 27 6,000 acre
Near Council, Idaho · Baker County, Oregon
🔥 Wolf Creek Fire 2024
Started: Jul 26 1,154 acre 100% contained
Near Cascade · Adams County, Idaho
🔥 Limepoint Fire 2024
Started: Jul 26 33,084 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Courtrock Fire 2024
Started: Jul 25 20,019 acre 100% contained
Near John Day · Grant County, Oregon
🔥 Badland Complex 2024 2024
Started: Jul 24 54,563 acre 99% contained
Near Baker City · Baker County, Oregon
🔥 Telephone Fire 2024
Started: Jul 23 54,005 acre 100% contained
Near Burns · Harney County, Oregon
🔥 Boneyard Fire 2024
Started: Jul 20 49,716 acre 3% contained
Near Heppner · Grant County, Oregon
🔥 Battle Mountain Complex 2024
Started: Jul 19
Near Pilot Rock · Umatilla County, Oregon
🔥 Durkee Fire 2024
Started: Jul 18 294,265 acre 95% contained
Near Baker City · Baker County, Oregon
🔥 Cougar Creek Fire 2024
Started: Jul 18 3,091 acre 0% contained
Near Asotin · Asotin County, Washington
🔥 Cow Valley Fire 2024
Started: Jul 12 133,490 acre 99% contained
Near Baker City · Malheur County, Oregon
🔥 Billy Creek Fire 2024
Started: Jul 8 3,185 acre 74% contained
Near Asotin · Asotin County, Washington

Places Near Powder River Fire

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