Paradise Fire (Oregon)
Started on Jul 16, 2026. 72% of the perimeter still to contain.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 18 Miles E from Milton-Freewater, OR
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 882
- Complexity
- Type 1 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Creeping, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning across 9,656 acres of federal timber within Wallowa County, Oregon, the active Paradise Fire is situated 18 miles east of Milton-Freewater and managed from Pendleton. After 57 days of burning, the blaze is progressing with an average daily growth of approximately 169 acres per day, currently exhibiting minimal, creeping, and smoldering behavior in litter and understory fuels.
A Type 1 Incident Complex Incident Management Team of 886 personnel, operating under the USFS, has brought containment to 28 percent. The natural-cause fire has accumulated a total cost of $49,335,957.
Regionally, this activity unfolds during the typical fire season spanning from June to October. Across the country, 3,207,126 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 41% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 58 days. So far it has affected roughly 9,656 acres — about 39 km². Crews have contained 28% of the perimeter, but most of the fire line is still open.
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 3,207,126 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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