Cottonwood Fire
The Cottonwood Fire was reported on August 6, 2026 in Grant County, Oregon and burned 722 acres. It was fully contained on September 10, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 722 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped August 7, 2026 at 11:12 PM PDT, 722 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.628, -119.380.
The incident
- Size
- 722 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 15 Miles SW from LONG CREEK, OR
- County
- Grant County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- LONG CREEK
- Protecting agency
- DOF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,636,827
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-OR952S-026181
- IRWIN identifier
- 33435106-9985-464E-9894-386B522E0B39
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 7, 2026 (707 acres) to August 17, 2026 (722 acres). The largest one-day growth was 15 acres, mapped August 8, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | 707 | |
| August 8, 2026 | 722 | +15 |
| August 10, 2026 | 722 | 0 |
| August 17, 2026 | 722 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mount Vernon, 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 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-OR952S-026181.