Camel Hump Fire
The Camel Hump Fire was reported on July 15, 2026 in Wheeler County, Oregon and burned 6,789 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,789 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped July 17, 2026 at 12:08 AM PDT, 6,789 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.762, -120.052.
The incident
- Size
- 6,789 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 Miles SW from SERVICE CREEK, OR
- County
- Wheeler County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Part of
- Rowe Creek Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORPRD-000446
- IRWIN identifier
- FF6762F8-A3AB-4432-9114-FF06358A7A84
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 17, 2026 (879 acres) to September 8, 2026 (6,789 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,600 acres, mapped July 19, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2026 | 879 | |
| July 18, 2026 | 879 | 0 |
| July 19, 2026 | 4,480 | +3,601 |
| July 20, 2026 | 6,391 | +1,911 |
| July 21, 2026 | 6,526 | +135 |
| July 22, 2026 | 6,545 | +19 |
| July 23, 2026 | 6,610 | +65 |
| July 28, 2026 | 6,614 | +4 |
| August 6, 2026 | 6,789 | +175 |
| September 8, 2026 | 6,789 | 0 |
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 7 mph from the east
- Relative humidity as low as 24%
- High of 80°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
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.
Smoke
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 0.5 µg/m³ around Sun, 11:00 AM PDT over the next 48 hours.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 19, 2026 at 5:12 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORPRD-000446.