Cove Creek Fire
The Cove Creek Fire was reported on July 15, 2026 in Wheeler County, Oregon and burned 7,208 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,208 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 41
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 44.943, -120.346.
The incident
- Size
- 7,208 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 Miles NE from CLARNO, OR
- County
- Wheeler County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 41
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Part of
- Rowe Creek Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORPRD-000450
- IRWIN identifier
- 4E89D5A2-91AC-4A93-B93F-B0E0279B5A98
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 17, 2026 (7,208 acres) to July 22, 2026 (7,208 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2026 | 7,208 | |
| July 18, 2026 | 7,208 | 0 |
| July 20, 2026 | 7,208 | 0 |
| July 22, 2026 | 7,208 | 0 |
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 10 mph from the northwest
- Relative humidity as low as 30%
- High of 71°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 0.2 µg/m³ around Tue, 9:00 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 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORPRD-000450.