Oregon wildfires

Paradise Fire

ActiveWallowa County, Oregon2026Wildfire

The Paradise Fire was reported on July 16, 2026 in Wallowa County, Oregon and has burned 9,656 acres. It is 86 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
9,656 acres
Contained
86%
Discovered
July 16, 2026
Personnel
575

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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Map

Perimeter mapped September 2, 2026 at 11:01 PM PDT, 9,656 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.998, -117.974.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Walla Walla East

The incident

Size
9,656 acres
Containment
86%
Discovered
July 16, 2026 at 12:38 PM PDT
Cause
Natural
Location
18 Miles E from Milton-Freewater, OR
County
Wallowa County
State
Oregon
Nearest city reported
Pendleton
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
575
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$51,746,797
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-ORUMF-000302
IRWIN identifier
C8034780-D588-48DA-8BC9-C6CED34CD8DF

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 18, 2026 (258 acres) to September 14, 2026 (9,656 acres). The largest one-day growth was 901 acres, mapped August 7, 2026.

DayAcresChange
July 18, 2026258
July 19, 2026377+119
July 20, 2026602+225
July 21, 2026611+9
July 22, 2026591-20
July 23, 2026675+84
July 24, 2026707+32
July 25, 2026720+13
July 26, 2026740+20
July 27, 2026760+20
July 28, 2026762+2
July 29, 20267620
July 30, 2026765+3
July 31, 2026768+3
August 1, 20261,204+436
August 3, 20261,458+254
August 4, 20261,505+47
August 5, 20261,664+159
August 7, 20262,565+901
August 8, 20262,927+362
August 9, 20263,155+228
August 10, 20263,271+116
August 11, 20263,531+260
August 12, 20263,946+415
August 13, 20264,433+487
August 14, 20264,737+304
August 15, 20265,017+280
August 17, 20265,333+316
August 18, 20265,423+90
August 19, 20266,129+706
August 20, 20266,745+616
August 21, 20267,028+283
August 22, 20267,700+672
August 23, 20267,994+294
August 24, 20268,213+219
August 25, 20268,638+425
August 26, 20269,027+389
August 28, 20269,406+379
August 29, 20269,330-76
August 30, 20269,3300
August 31, 20269,466+136
September 1, 20269,593+127
September 4, 20269,639+46
September 5, 20269,647+8
September 8, 20269,655+8
September 10, 20269,656+1
September 14, 20269,6560

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 8 mph from the southeast
  • Relative humidity as low as 41%
  • High of 69°F

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

Full forecast for Walla Walla East, WA

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 0.9 µg/m³ around Sun, 6:00 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 5:15 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORUMF-000302.