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Five Wildfires Active in Umatilla National Forest

Saturday, July 25, 2026

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Five wildfires are active in Oregon's Umatilla National Forest as of July 24, 2026, according to InciWeb. The Salmon Fire, discovered July 8 after a July 7 lightning storm, is the oldest of the five. The Paradise Fire is burning approximately 10 miles southeast of Walla Walla, Washington, while the Horse Ridge and Hagen Fires are both about 25-26 miles east of Pendleton, Oregon. The Keystone Fire in Colorado is unrelated to the Oregon fires and was ignited by lightning in a burn scar from 2018. All fires are being monitored by local, state, and federal firefighting resources. No evacuation orders or public safety alerts were mentioned in the InciWeb reports as of July 24.

📄 Source: InciWeb — Active Wildfire Incidents — https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incidents/rss.xml

Checked against the public record6 of 12 claims · 50%

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Five wildfires are active in Oregon's Umatilla National Forest as of July 24, 2026Not found in the source record — unverified.
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The Salmon Fire is the oldest of the five“null”
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The Salmon Fire was discovered July 8“null”
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The Salmon Fire was discovered after a July 7 lightning storm“A lightning storm moved through the Tri-Forest area on the evening of July 7, 2026, igniting multiple fires. The Salmon Fire was discovered shortly after midnight, and the Olive Butte Fire was discovered that morn”
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The Paradise Fire is burning approximately 10 miles southeast of Walla Walla, Washington“The Paradise Fire is burning in the Umatilla National Forest approximately 10 miles southeast of Walla Walla, Washington.”
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The Horse Ridge Fire is about 25-26 miles east of Pendleton, Oregon“The Horse Ridge Fire is burning in the Umatilla National Forest about 25 miles east of Pendleton, Oregon.”
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The Hagen Fire is about 25-26 miles east of Pendleton, Oregon“The Hagen Fire is burning in the Umatilla National Forest about 26 miles east of Pendleton, Oregon.”
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The Keystone Fire in Colorado is unrelated to the Oregon fires“null”
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The Keystone Fire was ignited by lightning in a burn scar from 2018“The Keystone Fire was ignited by lightning in the 2018 burn scar of the Indian Valley Fire on July 21, 2026.”
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All fires are being monitored by local, state, and federal firefighting resources“null”
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No evacuation orders were mentioned in the InciWeb reports as of July 24“NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.”
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No public safety alerts were mentioned in the InciWeb reports as of July 24“null”