Rowe Creek Complex

Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 44.810, -120.317.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Fossil

Size

373,927 acres

Containment

99%

Discovered

July 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM PDT

Cause

Undetermined

Location

10 Miles S from Fossil, OR

County

Wheeler County

State

Oregon

Protecting agency

BLM

Land ownership at origin

Private

Personnel assigned

407

Incident management

Complex Incident Management Team, Type 1 Incident

Primary fuel

Short Grass (1 foot)

Estimated cost to date

$134,723,373

Incident type

Complex

Unique fire identifier

2026-ORPRD-000491

IRWIN identifier

B8431C26-6A9B-4EF0-88D8-F7EA9A3F56C3

• Wind up to 5 mph from the east
• Relative humidity as low as 27%
• High of 82°F

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

Full forecast for Fossil, OR

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.

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, 4:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

Posted on InciWeb, updated September 19, 2026.

Background: The Rowe Creek Complex is a cluster of lightning-caused wildfires with the majority of land impacted in Wheeler County, Oregon. These wildfires were ignited when a lightning storm passed over the Twickenham area on July 15 & 16, 2026. Central Oregon Type 3 Team took command of the Rowe Creek Complex at 6:00pm, on July 16, followed by Northwest Complex Incident Management Team 2 (NW2) in Unified Command with Oregon State Fire Marshal Green Incident Management Team assumed command at 6:00am on July 18, Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 2 in Unified Command with Oregon State Fire Marshal Red Incident Management Team on August 2, and ODF Complex Incident Management Team 2 on August 16. As of August 27, the complex is being managed by California Complex Interagency Incident Management Team 4. On September 9th, CAIIMT 4 transferred command of the incident to ODF CIMT 1. Primary fires original names (start dates): Twickenham (7/05), Crosswhite (7/15), Camel Hump (7/15), Cove Creek (7/15), Brewer (7/15), Red Rock (7/15), Pat's Cabin (7/16), 0502 (7/16), Cherry Creek (7/16), Box Springs (7/17), 0571 (7/22), 0594 (7/24), and Green Mountain (7/24) Managing Agencies: Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon State Fire Marshal, Wheeler County Sheriff's Office, Rural Fire Protection Associations, U.S. Forest Service partners, National Park Service, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and cooperating agencies. Closures remain in effect for areas of the BLM Prineville District and Ochoco National Forest due to hazardous post-fire conditions. BLM Closures https://www.blm.gov/programs/fire/regional-info/oregon-washington/fire-restrictionsOchoco National Forest Closures https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/ochoco/alerts/rowe-creek-complex-emergency-closure-orderFire Restrictions: https://centraloregonfire.org/fire-restrictions/Smoke & Air Quality Information: For smoke and air quality information visit fire.airnow.gov

Original at InciWeb

• Fossil, OR14 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Madras, OR42 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Prineville, OR43 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Warm Springs, OR47 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Culver, OR48 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Terrebonne, OR53 miles southwest of the fire’s origin