Burnt Creek Fire

Perimeter mapped August 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM PDT, 4,169 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.768, -117.253.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Wallowa

Size

4,169 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

July 17, 2026 at 12:51 PM PDT

Cause

Natural

Location

23 Miles N from Enterprise, OR

County

Wallowa County

State

Oregon

Nearest city reported

Enterprise

Protecting agency

USFS

Jurisdiction

USFS

Land ownership at origin

USFS

Personnel assigned

8

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$15,900,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-ORWWF-000342

IRWIN identifier

FE589672-1080-4E97-A0D9-EC64D5A31DE8

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 19, 2026 (700 acres) to August 5, 2026 (4,169 acres). The largest one-day growth was 795 acres, mapped July 20, 2026.

• Wind up to 3 mph from the west
• Relative humidity as low as 26%
• High of 72°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Wallowa, OR

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.4 µg/m³ around Tue, 4:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Wallowa, OR19 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Enterprise, OR24 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Joseph, OR29 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Elgin, OR35 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Asotin, WA41 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA44 miles north of the fire’s origin