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Akawa Butte Fire Spreads in Oregon

Saturday, July 25, 2026

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The Akawa Butte Fire was reported at 1:41 PM on July 16 and spans Deschutes and Jefferson counties in Oregon. Evacuation orders are in place for affected areas.

Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State Fire Marshal are managing the fire under Unified Command. Daily operational updates are available on YouTube and evacuation maps can be accessed via Jefferson and Deschutes County Sheriff links.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or95s-akawa-butte-fire

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The Akawa Butte Fire was reported at 1:41 PM“The Akawa Butte Fire was reported in WildCAD at 1:41 PM on Thursday, July 16.”
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The Akawa Butte Fire was reported on July 16“The Akawa Butte Fire was reported in WildCAD at 1:41 PM on Thursday, July 16.”
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The Akawa Butte Fire spans Deschutes county in Oregon“The Akawa Butte Fire is located 13 miles NE of Sisters, OR. The fire spans across Deschutes and Jefferson counties.”
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The Akawa Butte Fire spans Jefferson county in Oregon“The Akawa Butte Fire is located 13 miles NE of Sisters, OR. The fire spans across Deschutes and Jefferson counties.”
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Evacuation orders are in place for affected areas“Evacuation orders are in place.”
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The Oregon Department of Forestry is managing the fire under Unified Command“The fire is currently under Unified Command with Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State Fire Marshal Incident Management Teams.”
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The Oregon State Fire Marshal is managing the fire under Unified Command“null”
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Daily operational updates are available on YouTube“Daily Operational Update Videos are available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AkawaButteFire”
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Evacuation maps can be accessed via Jefferson County Sheriff links“null”
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Evacuation maps can be accessed via Deschutes County Sheriff links“null”