Castle Fire
The Castle Fire was reported on July 22, 2026 in Douglas County, Oregon and burned 3,615 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,615 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 114
Map
Perimeter mapped July 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM PDT, 3,615 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.114, -122.563.
The incident
- Size
- 3,615 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2026 at 5:54 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 23 Miles NE from Tiller, OR
- County
- Douglas County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Tiller
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 114
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $23,635,186
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORUPF-260297
- IRWIN identifier
- 24A02C51-652F-4EB2-B210-C277C62E7498
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 24, 2026 (1,436 acres) to August 16, 2026 (3,615 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,142 acres, mapped August 1, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | 1,436 | |
| July 25, 2026 | 878 | -558 |
| July 26, 2026 | 1,424 | +546 |
| July 28, 2026 | 1,727 | +303 |
| July 29, 2026 | 1,797 | +70 |
| July 30, 2026 | 2,272 | +475 |
| July 31, 2026 | 2,429 | +157 |
| August 1, 2026 | 3,571 | +1,142 |
| August 2, 2026 | 2,758 | -813 |
| August 3, 2026 | 2,796 | +38 |
| August 4, 2026 | 2,995 | +199 |
| August 5, 2026 | 3,293 | +298 |
| August 6, 2026 | 3,414 | +121 |
| August 7, 2026 | 3,612 | +198 |
| August 14, 2026 | 3,615 | +3 |
| August 16, 2026 | 3,615 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glide, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORUPF-260297.