Evacuations

The Bench Fire in Jefferson County has grown to 45,119 acres and remains just 3% contained, forcing Level 3 evacuations for all of Warm Springs and destroying at least six homes after the fire jumped the Deschutes River.

The Bench Fire has grown to 40,296 acres near Warm Springs, Oregon, merging with the Beachcomb Fire and prompting Level 3 'Go Now' evacuation orders for all of Warm Springs while destroying at least six homes on the Confederated Tribes reservation.

The combined Bench and Beachcomb fires have exploded to more than 40,000 acres near Warm Springs in Jefferson County, destroying at least six homes and forcing Level 3 'Go Now' evacuation orders for the entire Warm Springs community.

The Bench Fire near Warm Springs in Jefferson County triggered Level 3 'Go Now' evacuations after wind-driven fire behavior pushed the blaze past containment lines. Oregon's Emergency Conflagration Act has now been invoked 10 times this fire season.

Multiple evacuation orders and warnings are active across the Pacific Northwest as the Hat Fire in Harney County and North Cascades fires force residents to flee, with extreme fire behavior reported across the region.

Thousands of residents across Oregon and Washington are under wildfire evacuation orders this weekend, including Level 3 "Go Now" orders on Washington’s Colville Reservation, near Leavenworth, and in Baker and Umatilla counties in Oregon.

A fast-moving new wildfire burning across Jefferson and Wasco counties in north-central Oregon has prompted Level 3 'Go Now' evacuation orders, adding to an already difficult situation for communities already dealing with multiple nearby fire fronts.

Residents in Jefferson, Deschutes, Crook, and Umatilla counties in Oregon face mandatory evacuation orders as the Akawa Butte, Brewer, and Hagen fires expand, while Level 3 orders cover communities threatened by Washington fires.

Level 3 "Go Now" evacuation orders are active in six Oregon counties and two Washington counties as wildfires continue to expand across both states. Thousands of residents are displaced, with shelter available through county emergency management agencies.

Multiple counties across Oregon and Washington have issued Level 3 Go Now evacuation orders as fast-moving wildfires approach communities. From the Colville Reservation in Washington to Wheeler and Wasco counties in central Oregon, thousands of residents are under some form of evacuation notice.

Multiple Oregon counties are under evacuation orders ranging from Level 1 to Level 3 Go Now as wildfires burn across Baker, Grant, Jackson, Umatilla, Wheeler, and other counties. The Lower Dry Creek Fire has destroyed at least five homes near Milton-Freewater.

Governor Tina Kotek has invoked Oregon's Emergency Conflagration Act multiple times this week for fires in Umatilla, Wheeler, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties. Over 1,650 residents are under Go Now evacuation orders as fires spread rapidly.

Governor Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the third time this year for the Lower Dry Creek Fire in Umatilla County, which has grown to 15,878 acres with over 1,650 residents under Go Now orders. FEMA has approved a Fire Management Assistance Grant.

Three major wildfires are driving evacuation orders across Washington State: the Kaiser Canyon Fire (2,170 acres) near Nespelem, the B&O Fire (2,762 acres) in northeast Washington, and the Chelan Hills Fire (~9,861 acres) in Chelan/Douglas counties.

Level 3 evacuation orders are active in Jackson, Baker, and Union counties in Oregon, while Idaho's Claremont Fire and Washington's new Plum Fire add to a mounting regional emergency.

Level 3 'Go Now' evacuation orders are in effect for multiple communities in eastern and southern Oregon, including Granite and Greenhorn in Grant County and areas along East Evans Creek Road in Jackson County, as four active wildfires continue to grow.

Governor Kotek invoked Oregon's Emergency Conflagration Act twice in one weekend — for the Olive Butte Fire forcing all of Granite to evacuate, and the East Evans Creek Road Fire now at 3,628 acres in Jackson County.

The Transfer Fire erupted Sunday near Lake Chelan, burning toward the local hospital and forcing Level 3 evacuations before crews downgraded orders to Level 2 by Monday. US-97 briefly closed.

The Ryegrass Coulee Fire near Vantage, WA burned 575 acres, closed I-90, and destroyed two homes after a vehicle triggered the ignition on July 8. State fire mobilization was authorized.

The human-caused B&O Fire near Okanogan, Washington, erupted July 9 and has grown to nearly 3,000 acres, triggering Level 3 "Go Now" evacuations that have since been partially reduced as crews make containment progress.