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Akawa Butte

Jefferson, OR · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 5,000 acres in Jefferson before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

5,000

Acres Burned

117

Days Burning

Jul 16, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 6 / 5,000 acresOct 17 / 5,000 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Crooked River National Grassland

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National Grassland / OR

14.7 mi

E

Mount Jefferson Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

20.5 mi

NW

Mount Washington Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

23.9 mi

SW

Three Sisters Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

37.1 mi

SW

Middle Santiam Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

37.8 mi

W

Oregon Badlands Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / OR

38.9 mi

SE

Bull Of The Woods Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

42.2 mi

NW

Menagerie Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

42.7 mi

W

Willamette National Forest

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National Forest / OR

43.7 mi

SW

Deschutes National Forest

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National Forest / OR

43.9 mi

S

Opal Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

45.8 mi

NW

Mill Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

46.2 mi

E

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 27,491 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 27,491 acres, 99% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 5,000 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 5

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 5,000 acres, 99% contained.

IRWIN

Akawa Butte Fire Update 08-04-2026

Incident team
Aug 4

Northern New Mexico Type 3 Incident Management Team | Incident Commander: Steven Griego Acres: 27,491 Start Date: July 16, 2026 Location: 13 miles northeast of Sisters, OR Fuels: Timber, brush and short grass Containment: 85% Personnel: 244 Cause: Lightning Operations: On Monday, crews graded Forest Road 2050 within the fire area. They will move on to grading Wilt Road today, working from north to...

InciWeb

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 27,491 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 4

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 27,491 acres, 85% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 27,435 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 3

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 27,435 acres, 85% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 27,429 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 2

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 27,429 acres, 85% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 27,429 acres, 43% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 31

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 27,429 acres, 43% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 27,402 acres, 19% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 30

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 27,402 acres, 19% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 27,433 acres, 10% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 29

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 27,433 acres, 10% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 27,308 acres, 6% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 28

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 27,308 acres, 6% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 27,222 acres, 5% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 27

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 27,222 acres, 5% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 26,435 acres, 5% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 26

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 26,435 acres, 5% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 27,287 acres, 5% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 25

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 27,287 acres, 5% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 5,000 acres, 5% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 24

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 5,000 acres, 5% contained.

IRWIN

0494 AKAWA BUTTE mapped at 26,144 acres, 5% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 24

Interagency perimeter data shows the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE at 26,144 acres, 5% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 16Now

117 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: fb09be92-863f-47da-bc3a-38e6c44753b7

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