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Bench Fire 90% Contained

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

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The Bench Fire, reported July 23, 2026, near Seekseequa on the Warm Springs Reservation, has reached 90% containment as of August 9, 2026. The fire burned 1,163 acres and was managed by the Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4, which assumed command on August 3, 2026.

The fire required immediate response with engines, crews, dozers, and aerial support due to extreme fire behavior from dry fuels and high winds. The incident remains under active management, with no further details on evacuation status or road closures provided in the source material.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orwsa-bench

Checked against the public record6 of 11 claims · 55%

Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Bench Fire was reported on July 23, 2026“The Bench Fire was reported at 3:00 pm July 23, 2026 in the area of Seekseequa on the Warm Springs Reservation.”
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The Bench Fire occurred near Seekseequa on the Warm Springs Reservation“The Bench Fire was reported at 3:00 pm July 23, 2026 in the area of Seekseequa on the Warm Springs Reservation.”
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The Bench Fire reached 90% containment as of August 9, 2026“As of August 9, 2026, Round Butte Fire is at 1,163 acres and 90% containment.”
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The Bench Fire burned 1,163 acres“As of August 9, 2026, Round Butte Fire is at 1,163 acres and 90% containment.”
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The Bench Fire was managed by the Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4“Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 assumed command of the Round Butte Fire on Monday, August 3, 2026. As of August 9, 2026, Round Butte Fire is at 1,163 acres and 90% containment.”
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The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 assumed command on August 3, 2026“Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 assumed command of the Round Butte Fire on Monday, August 3, 2026.”
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The Bench Fire required immediate response with engines, crews, dozers, and aerial support“Fire Management responded immediately with engines, crews, dozers, skidgens, and an array of aerial support including single engine air tankers, large air tankers and VLATs or very large air tankers dropping water and retardant on the fires.”
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The Bench Fire had extreme fire behavior from dry fuels and high winds“Extreme fire behavior was reported due to dry fuels and high wind.”
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The incident remains under active management“null”
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No further details on evacuation status were provided in the source material“null”
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No further details on road closures were provided in the source material“null”