Burnt Creek Fire 95% Contained

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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The Burnt Creek Fire, burning on Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, is now 95 percent contained as of September 1, according to official records. The fire, which covers 4,169 acres, remains under control with no active threat to containment.

The fire's interior contains areas of heat at the bottom of Davis Creek that occasionally produce visible smoke, but officials state this does not pose a threat to containment. Further updates on fire activity or forest closure orders will be posted on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest's Facebook page.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orwwf-burnt-creek-fire

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The Burnt Creek Fire is burning on Wallowa-Whitman National Forest“Incident Overview As of September 1, the 4,169-acre Burnt Creek Fire is 95 percent contained. Within the fire's interior, areas of heat in the bottom of Davis Creek are occasionally producing visible smoke but pose no threat to containment.Future updates on fire activity or the forest closure order will be provided on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest's Facebook page.”
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The Burnt Creek Fire is now 95 percent contained as of September 1“As of September 1, the 4,169-acre Burnt Creek Fire is 95 percent contained.”
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The Burnt Creek Fire covers 4,169 acres“Size 4,169 Acres”
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The Burnt Creek Fire remains under control“Incident Overview As of September 1, the 4,169-acre Burnt Creek Fire is 95 percent contained.”
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The Burnt Creek Fire has no active threat to containment“Within the fire's interior, areas of heat in the bottom of Davis Creek are occasionally producing visible smoke but pose no threat to containment.”
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The fire's interior contains areas of heat at the bottom of Davis Creek“Within the fire's interior, areas of heat in the bottom of Davis Creek are occasionally producing visible smoke but pose no threat to containment.”
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The areas of heat at the bottom of Davis Creek occasionally produce visible smoke“Within the fire's interior, areas of heat in the bottom of Davis Creek are occasionally producing visible smoke but pose no threat to containment.”
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The visible smoke from the fire's interior does not pose a threat to containment“Within the fire's interior, areas of heat in the bottom of Davis Creek are occasionally producing visible smoke but pose no threat to containment.”
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Further updates on fire activity will be posted on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest's Facebook page“Future updates on fire activity or the forest closure order will be provided on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest's Facebook page.”
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Further updates on forest closure orders will be posted on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest's Facebook page“Future updates on fire activity or the forest closure order will be provided on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest's Facebook page.”