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Big Grass Fire Evacuations Upgraded in Okanogan–Omak Area

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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The Owyhee County Sheriff upgraded evacuations to Level 3 GO for Triangle Reservoir, Pleasant Valley, South Mountain, and surrounding areas on August 4, 2026. A Level 2 SET status remains for Silver City, with Level 1 READY for MAH-E063, MAH-E061, JOJ-E004, and JOJ-E003 zones.

Firefighters are constructing hand lines at the fire's edge in the Boulder Creek Area and realigning containment lines along Josephine Road to reduce the fire footprint. The fire remains active on the northern perimeter near Boulder Creek and eastern perimeter north of Mud Flat Road. BLM closures include North Fork Campground and areas south of Trout Creek Road to Highway 78.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orvad-big-grass-fire

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The Owyhee County Sheriff upgraded evacuations to Level 3 GO“null”
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The evacuation upgrade is for Triangle Reservoir, Pleasant Valley, South Mountain, and surrounding areas“The Owyhee County Sheriff issued a Level 3 GO evacuation order for Triangle Reservoir, Pleasant Valley, South Mountain, Pleasant Valley Road to the City of Triangle, City of Triangle to the Triangle Reservoir, Flint Creek Road, Juniper Mountain Road, and the west portion of Mud Flat Road.”
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The upgrade occurred on August 4, 2026“null”
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A Level 2 SET status remains for Silver City“null”
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Level 1 READY status is for MAH-E063, MAH-E061, JOJ-E004, and JOJ-E003 zones“null”
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Firefighters are constructing hand lines at the fire's edge in the Boulder Creek Area“Crews made significant progress in constructing a containment line along the fire’s edge in the Boulder Creek area and are now advancing southeast towards Josephine Road.”
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Firefighters are realigning containment lines along Josephine Road“null”
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The realignment aims to reduce the fire footprint“null”
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The fire remains active on the northern perimeter near Boulder Creek“Yesterday, the fire remained active in several areas: the northern perimeter near Boulder Creek, the eastern perimeter north of Mud Flat Road, and the south around the Red Canyon Area.”
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The fire remains active on the eastern perimeter north of Mud Flat Road“Yesterday, the fire remained active in several areas: the northern perimeter near Boulder Creek, the eastern perimeter north of Mud Flat Road, and the south around the Red Canyon Area.”
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BLM closures include North Fork Campground“null”
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BLM closures include areas south of Trout Creek Road to Highway 78“The entire area south of Trout Creek Road and Silver City Road to the East Fork and Main Stem of the Owyhee River and from the Oregon border east to Highway 78 and Highway 51 is temporarily closed.”