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Brewer Fire Ignites Near Reservoir

Saturday, July 18, 2026

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The Brewer Fire, caused by lightning, was reported at 4:29 PM on July 15 in Oregon's Crook and Jefferson Counties, near Brewer Reservoir. Evacuation orders are currently in effect.

The Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team 2 assumed command of the fire on July 17 at 6 PM. The fire is located approximately 11. 5 miles east of Madras, with no specific impacts to Okanogan–Omak residents mentioned in the source material.

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

Checked against the public record8 of 10 claims · 80%

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

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The Brewer Fire was caused by lightning“The Brewer Fire was caused by lightning and reported in WildCAD at 4:29 PM on Wednesday July 15th.”
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The Brewer Fire was reported at 4:29 PM“The Brewer Fire was caused by lightning and reported in WildCAD at 4:29 PM on Wednesday July 15th.”
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The Brewer Fire was reported 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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The Brewer Fire was reported in Oregon's Crook and Jefferson Counties“null”
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The Brewer Fire was reported near Brewer Reservoir“The Brewer Fire is located near Brewer Reservoir and is approximately 11.5 Miles East of Madras.”
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Evacuation orders are currently in effect“Evacuation orders are in place.”
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The Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team 2 assumed command of the fire on July 17“The Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team 2 assumed command of the fire on Friday July 17th at 6 PM.”
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The Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team 2 assumed command of the fire at 6 PM“The Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team 2 assumed command of the fire on Friday July 17th at 6 PM.”
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The fire is located approximately 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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No specific impacts to Okanogan–Omak residents are mentioned in the source material“null”