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Brewer Fire Evacuations in Oregon

Saturday, July 25, 2026

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The Brewer Fire, ignited by lightning on July 15, has prompted evacuation orders in Crook and Jefferson Counties, Oregon. The fire is located 11. 5 miles east of Madras near Brewer Reservoir.

The Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team 3 assumed command of the fire on July 19. Current perimeter data is approximate, per official records.

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

Checked against the public record5 of 6 claims · 83%

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

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The Brewer Fire was ignited by lightning on July 15“The Brewer Fire was caused by lightning and reported in WildCAD at 4:29 PM on Wednesday July 15th.”
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Evacuation orders have been issued in Crook and Jefferson Counties, Oregon“Evacuation orders are in place.”
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The fire is located 11.5 miles east of Madras“The Brewer Fire is located near Brewer Reservoir and is approximately 11.5 Miles East of Madras.”
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The fire is near Brewer Reservoir“The Brewer Fire is located near Brewer Reservoir and is approximately 11.5 Miles East of Madras.”
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The Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team 3 assumed command of the fire on July 19“Transfer of command from ODF CIMT 2 to ODF CIMT 3 on Sunday July 19th at 6 PM.”
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Current perimeter data is approximate according to official records“null”