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Jefferson, OR · Undetermined

Crews have this fire 90% contained. Nearby public lands are likely open, but check for lingering closures.

0%Near Contained

67,071

Acres Burned

64

Days Burning

Jul 23, 2026

Discovered

1w ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 63,071 acres in the last day
Aug 5 / 67,078 acresSep 16 / 67,071 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Crooked River National Grassland

Check first

National Grassland / OR

13 mi

SE

Mount Jefferson Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / OR

24 mi

W

Mount Washington Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / OR

34.4 mi

SW

Lower White River Wilderness Area

Avoid

Wilderness / OR

35.3 mi

N

Lower White River Wilderness (Blm)

Avoid

Wilderness / OR

35.3 mi

N

Lower White River Wilderness

Avoid

Wilderness / OR

36 mi

N

Bull Of The Woods Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / OR

40.1 mi

NW

Mill Creek Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / OR

42.5 mi

E

Middle Santiam Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / OR

43.3 mi

W

Clackamas Wilderness

Avoid

Wilderness / OR

43.8 mi

NW

Opal Creek Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / OR

45.3 mi

W

Oregon Badlands Wilderness Area

Check first

Wilderness / OR

46.4 mi

S

Situation Updates

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

Bench update: 4,000 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 8

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bench was remapped 63,071 acres lower to 4,000.

IRWIN

Bench update: 67,071 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bench grew 63,071 acres to 67,071 and containment moved from 86% to 90%.

IRWIN

Bench mapped at 4,000 acres, 86% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 10

Interagency perimeter data shows the Bench at 4,000 acres, 86% contained.

IRWIN

Bench Fire Update 08-09-2026

Incident team
Aug 9

Final Update for the Bench and Round Butte Fires Daily Update for Aug. 9, 2026 Public & Media Phone: 541-707-8719 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) Bench Fire Acres: 67,071 Start Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026 Location: 4 miles southwest of Warm Springs, Ore. Cause: Lightning Personnel: 396 Fuels: Grass and shrub, ponderosa pine Containment: 86% Round Butte Fire Acres: 1,163 Start Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026 L...

InciWeb

Bench mapped at 67,071 acres, 86% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 8

Interagency perimeter data shows the Bench at 67,071 acres, 86% contained.

IRWIN

Bench mapped at 67,071 acres, 84% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Bench at 67,071 acres, 84% contained.

IRWIN

Bench mapped at 67,078 acres, 84% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 5

Interagency perimeter data shows the Bench at 67,078 acres, 84% contained.

IRWIN

Bench update: 67,238 acres, 84% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 4

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bench containment moved from 66% to 84%.

IRWIN

Bench update: 67,238 acres, 66% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 3

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bench grew 5 acres to 67,238 and containment moved from 52% to 66%.

IRWIN

Bench update: 67,233 acres, 52% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 2

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bench grew 473 acres to 67,233 and containment moved from 47% to 52%.

IRWIN

Bench update: 66,760 acres, 47% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 1

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bench grew 1,630 acres to 66,760 and containment moved from 32% to 47%.

IRWIN

Bench update: 65,130 acres, 32% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bench grew 4,859 acres to 65,130 and containment moved from 22% to 32%.

IRWIN

Bench mapped at 60,271 acres, 22% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 30

Interagency perimeter data shows the Bench at 60,271 acres, 22% contained.

IRWIN

Bench mapped at 45,119 acres, 3% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 29

Interagency perimeter data shows the Bench at 45,119 acres, 3% contained.

IRWIN

Bench mapped at 40,296 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 28

Interagency perimeter data shows the Bench at 40,296 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 23Now

64 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: fe1de2b9-6b86-4bce-8400-a59019bb7932

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