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Kahler Creek

Wheeler, OR · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 15 acres in Wheeler before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

15

Acres Burned

117

Days Burning

Jul 16, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Jul 17 / 5 acresAug 11 / 15 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

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Monument / OR

22.9 mi

SW

Spring Basin Wilderness Area-Draft

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Wilderness / OR

34.9 mi

W

Black Canyon Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

38.6 mi

S

Bridge Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

38.6 mi

SW

Ochoco National Forest

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National Forest / OR

45.1 mi

SW

Mill Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

50.2 mi

SW

North Fork John Day Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

56.1 mi

E

Umatilla National Forest

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National Forest / OR

59.7 mi

NE

Malheur National Forest

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National Forest / OR

60.8 mi

SE

Strawberry Mountain Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

61.4 mi

SE

Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / OR

68.7 mi

N

Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / OR

71.9 mi

N

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Kahler Creek mapped at 15 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 17

Interagency perimeter data shows the Kahler Creek at 15 acres.

IRWIN

Kahler Creek mapped at 10 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 17

Interagency perimeter data shows the Kahler Creek at 10 acres.

IRWIN

Kahler Creek mapped at 5 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 17

Interagency perimeter data shows the Kahler Creek at 5 acres.

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: e8e11df1-2152-4fa5-aaee-741315663681

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