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Grasshopper Fire Spreads in Oregon

Monday, August 24, 2026

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The Grasshopper Fire, first reported on July 23, 2026, continues to spread east and north in the Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon, following hot, dry conditions and winds.

Evacuation levels and closures are in effect, with details available at perimetermap.com/wascocounty-or. A campfire ban and fire restrictions are active across the forest and surrounding areas.

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

Checked against the public record6 of 7 claims · 86%

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

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The Grasshopper Fire was first reported on July 23, 2026“Grasshopper Fire was first reported 7/23/26, follow multiple lightning storms over the forest in the preceding two weeks.”
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The Grasshopper Fire continues to spread east and north in the Mt. Hood National Forest“null”
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The Grasshopper Fire is in Oregon“Location 3 miles North of Sportmans Park, OR”
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Evacuation levels and closures are in effect“Current evacuation levels are at: https://perimetermap.com/wascocounty-orThere is a Closure Order in effect on Mt. Hood National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/alerts/closure-place-grasshopper-fire”
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Details about evacuation levels and closures are available at perimetermap.com/wascocounty-or“Current evacuation levels are at: https://perimetermap.com/wascocounty-or”
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A campfire ban is active across the forest and surrounding areas“There is a campfire ban in place on Mt. Hood National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/alerts/fire-restrictions-effect-july-1”
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Fire restrictions are active across the forest and surrounding areas“There are also burning and fire restrictions in place across the area. Check your local restrictions: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/restrictions.aspx”