Grasshopper Fire (Oregon)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 14 Miles SW from Dufur, OR
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 246
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Creeping, Smoldering, Isolated Torching
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning across Wasco County, Oregon, 14 miles southwest of Dufur near Wamic, the active Grasshopper Fire has consumed 93,993 acres of federal timber, litter, and understory since its natural ignition on July 24, 2026. Over 44 days of burning, the incident has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 2,136 acres per day. Fire behavior is currently characterized as minimal, creeping, smoldering, and showing isolated torching.
A contingent of 246 personnel, managed by a Complex Incident Management Team as a Type 3 Incident under USFS jurisdiction, has successfully brought containment to 91 percent. The cost of operations has reached $106,040,000.
This event unfolds within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October. On a broader scale, 3,178,795 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure 42 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 44 days. So far it has affected roughly 93,993 acres — about 380 km². At 91% containment, the fire is nearly under control.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,185,593 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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