Oregon wildfires

Crosswhite Fire

ActiveWheeler County, Oregon2026Wildfire

The Crosswhite Fire was reported on July 15, 2026 in Wheeler County, Oregon and has burned 342,923 acres. It is 99 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
342,923 acres
Contained
99%
Discovered
July 15, 2026
Personnel
39

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Map

Perimeter mapped August 15, 2026 at 10:53 PM PDT, 355,065 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.803, -120.199.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Fossil

The incident

Size
342,923 acres
Containment
99%
Discovered
July 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM PDT
Cause
Natural
Location
6 Miles W from TWICKENHAM, OR
County
Wheeler County
State
Oregon
Protecting agency
BLM
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
39
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$134,723,373
Part of
Rowe Creek Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-ORPRD-000445
IRWIN identifier
1B0219EE-5298-4FEF-9927-C2666D9D53FC

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 16, 2026 (6,854 acres) to September 18, 2026 (355,065 acres). The largest one-day growth was 101,799 acres, mapped July 19, 2026.

DayAcresChange
July 16, 20266,854
July 17, 202611,247+4,393
July 18, 202611,2470
July 19, 2026113,046+101,799
July 20, 2026128,020+14,974
July 21, 2026131,335+3,315
July 22, 2026132,746+1,411
July 23, 2026134,128+1,382
July 24, 2026175,079+40,951
July 25, 2026181,444+6,365
July 26, 2026191,155+9,711
July 27, 2026268,559+77,404
July 28, 2026277,528+8,969
July 29, 2026282,988+5,460
July 30, 2026287,228+4,240
July 31, 2026292,353+5,125
August 1, 2026295,835+3,482
August 2, 2026303,230+7,395
August 3, 2026306,347+3,117
August 4, 2026307,661+1,314
August 5, 2026311,474+3,813
August 6, 2026335,935+24,461
August 7, 2026339,035+3,100
August 8, 2026347,757+8,722
August 9, 2026348,987+1,230
August 10, 2026352,689+3,702
August 11, 2026354,309+1,620
August 12, 2026354,687+378
August 13, 2026354,917+230
August 14, 2026354,923+6
August 17, 2026354,925+2
August 22, 2026355,121+196
August 26, 2026355,065-56
August 28, 2026355,066+1
August 29, 2026355,0660
September 8, 2026355,065-1
September 18, 2026355,0650

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 7 mph from the northeast
  • Relative humidity as low as 24%
  • High of 82°F

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

Full forecast for Fossil, OR

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 0.6 µg/m³ around Sun, 11:00 AM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

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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 5:10 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORPRD-000445.