Hay Creek Complex
The Hay Creek Complex was reported on July 15, 2026 in Gilliam County, Oregon and burned 200,292 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 200,292 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 45.266, -120.436.
The incident
- Size
- 200,292 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles W from Condon, OR
- County
- Gilliam County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city reported
- Condon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $21,080,326
- Incident type
- Complex
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORPRD-000511
- IRWIN identifier
- 851DDF21-4EAD-4835-B54B-B3CF7BD6AC21
Fires in the Hay Creek Complex8
| Fire | County | Acres | Contained | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porcupine Ridge Fire | Gilliam | 79,200 | 100% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Hoag Fire | Gilliam | 50,224 | 100% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Little Buck Fire | Wasco | 43,818 | 89% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Cottonwood Fire | Gilliam | 15,658 | 100% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Hopkin Fire | Gilliam | 11,366 | 100% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| 0456 Fire | Gilliam | 25 | 100% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Wilcox Fire | Sherman | 0.5 | 100% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| 0462 Fire | Sherman | 0.5 | 100% | Jul 15, 2026 |
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 12 mph from the northeast
- Relative humidity as low as 33%
- High of 78°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 0.4 µg/m³ around Sun, 10:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.
Nearby
- Condon, OR12 miles east of the fire’s origin
- The Dalles, OR43 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Goldendale, WA43 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Heppner, OR43 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Dallesport, WA43 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Chenoweth, OR46 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 14, 2026 at 1:23 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORPRD-000511.