Cherry Creek Fire

Perimeter mapped September 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM PDT, 16 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.732, -120.431.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Fossil

Size

16 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

July 16, 2026 at 11:40 AM PDT

Cause

Natural

Location

null Miles null from null,

County

Jefferson County

State

Oregon

Protecting agency

BLM

Land ownership at origin

Private

Estimated cost to date

$20,000

Part of

Rowe Creek Complex

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-ORPRD-000482

IRWIN identifier

3ACBD250-D9C7-43EF-B29D-0477AC2D47FA

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 22, 2026 (16 acres) to September 10, 2026 (16 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped August 6, 2026.

• Wind up to 5 mph from the north
• Relative humidity as low as 25%
• High of 83°F

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

Full forecast for Fossil, 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 0.6 µg/m³ around Sun, 3:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Fossil, OR21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Madras, OR35 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Prineville, OR36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Culver, OR41 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Warm Springs, OR41 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Terrebonne, OR45 miles southwest of the fire’s origin