Oregon wildfires

Redrock Fire

ContainedWheeler County, Oregon2026Wildfire

The Redrock Fire was reported on July 15, 2026 in Wheeler County, Oregon and burned 256 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
256 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 15, 2026

Radar

Reflectivity now over Redrock Fire. Open it to see fires and the fire weather outlook on the map.

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

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 44.762, -120.203.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Fossil

The incident

Size
256 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 15, 2026 at 5:41 PM PDT
Cause
Natural
Location
10 Miles S from Fossil, OR
County
Wheeler County
State
Oregon
Protecting agency
BLM
Land ownership at origin
Private
Incident management
Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$100,000
Part of
Rowe Creek Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-ORPRD-000442
IRWIN identifier
75A59419-A9F2-4169-AAEA-5F794A4F3200

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 16, 2026 (252 acres) to July 22, 2026 (256 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3 acres, mapped July 17, 2026.

DayAcresChange
July 16, 2026252
July 17, 2026256+4
July 18, 20262560
July 20, 20262560
July 22, 20262560

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 6 mph from the southeast
  • Relative humidity as low as 23%
  • High of 87°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

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 19, 2026 at 5:12 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORPRD-000442.