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Balloon Tree

Union, OR · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1 acres in Union before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1

Acres Burned

80

Days Burning

Aug 22, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 23 / 1 acresAug 24 / 1 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

North Fork Umatilla Wilderness

Avoid

Wilderness / OR

9.9 mi

W

Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness

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Wilderness / WA

26.8 mi

NE

Eagle Cap Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

42.4 mi

SE

Umatilla National Forest

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National Forest / OR

43.9 mi

SW

Wallowa National Forest

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National Forest / OR

46.4 mi

E

Mount Howard-East Peak National Natural Landmark

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Monument / OR

49.6 mi

SE

Whitman National Forest

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National Forest / OR

52 mi

S

Cougar Bar Purchase Unit

Go

National Forest / ID

53.5 mi

E

Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge

Avoid

Wildlife Refuge / WA

56 mi

NW

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / OR

58.1 mi

E

Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / OR

58.7 mi

W

Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / WA

63.3 mi

NW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Balloon Tree mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 23

Interagency perimeter data shows the Balloon Tree at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 22Now

80 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: 3249683b-bead-4687-8d40-73bd38e4fa10

Important

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