Daily Wildland Situation Report : July 21, 2026

July 21, 2026

ODF Complex Incident Management Teams

  • Team 1 is in unified command with OSFM Blue Team on the East Evans Creek Fire. For fire updates, visit the Southwest Oregon District’s Facebook page.
  • Team 2 is in unified command with OSFM Red Team of the Akawa Butte Fire. For fire updates, visit the incident’s Facebook page.
  • Team 3 is in unified command with OSFM Red Team on the Brewer and Box Springs Fires. For fire update, visit the incident’s Facebook page.

ODF Priority Fires

FIRE NAME TOTAL ACRES ODF ACRES CONTAINMENT LOCATION COMMAND
Akawa Butte 13,605 3,870 3% 13 miles NE of Sisters ODF CIMT 2 |OSFM Red Team
Brewer 24,460 24,701 1% 15 miles E of Madras ODF CIMT 3 | OSFM Red Team
Box Springs 4,239 1,350 0% 18 miles W of Mitchell ODF CIMT 3 | OSFM Red Team
Horse Ridge 602 50 10% 25 miles E of Pendleton CIMT NW Team 7
Paradise 511 50 0 15 miles S of Pendleton CIMT NW Team 7
Hagen 5,121 456 0 26 miles E of Pendleton CIMT NW Team 7
Rowe Creek Complex 142,936 TBD 5 10 miles S of Fossil CIMT NW Team 2 |OSFM Green Team
Anthony 2,435 0 20 34 miles N of Baker City CIMT NW Team 13
Burnt Creek 1,944 276 0 23 miles N of Enterprise CIMT NW Team 13
Coyote 16,688 4,262 15 5 miles S of Post CIMT CA Team 1
East Evans Creek 15,705 15,705 17% 14 miles NE of
Rogue River		 ODF CIM

T 1 | OSFM Blue Team
Egypt 4,686 40 0 15 miles N of Riley CIMT SA Team 2
Olive Butte 2,987 12 25 34 miles SW of Baker City CIMT NW Team 12
Salmon 1,439 18 30 34 miles SW of Baker City CIMT NW Team 12
Powder River 20,727 TBD 10 4 miles SW of Richland CIMT SW Team 3

*These numbers may change as we receive more data.

There are approximately 8,906 personnel assigned to the 26 large fires across the state, not including many of the local and agency government employees, landowners, forestland operators, and members of the community who are contributing every day.

Initial attack remains ODF’s top priority.

Prevention: The Northwest Region is in Preparedness Level 5 meaning that resources are extremely strained throughout Oregon and Washington. Moving forward throughout the week, ODF protection districts will be focused on aggressive initial attack to new fire starts, while ODF CIMTs will be working to suppress large fires in the state. Even just one preventable, human-caused fire will add stress to an already strained system.

Help your wildland firefighters by preventing the next human-caused wildfire. The easiest way to do this is by checking your local fire restrictions and brushing up on your wildfire prevention knowledge.

Weather: Upper-level ridging will continue to push monsoonal moisture north across Oregon today, with potential thunderstorms primarily over south-central into southeast Oregon. Elsewhere expect warming conditions with the hottest and driest conditions forecast for the Columbia Basin with highs around 100 and relative humidity values in the teens. The chance of thunderstorms will increase significantly on Wednesday with the best chances again over the Oregon Cascades into southeast Oregon. Meanwhile the heat will continue to intensify across most of the region with highs in the lower 100s over a large portion of the Columbia Basin and relative humidity in the teens. Thursday will bring the hottest and driest conditions of the stretch to eastern Washington, followed by afternoon thunderstorms and then critical windy, dry conditions that should persist at least through Friday.

ODF Highlight: As technology evolves, so does the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). ODF continues to adapt and integrate technological advancements into their work. During fire season, the agency uses several different types of tech for early detection, prevention, data collection and to support suppression efforts. Read more at ODFFire.com.

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