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Grasshopper Fire Spreads in Oregon, Evacuations in Effect

Sunday, August 16, 2026

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The Grasshopper Fire, first reported July 23, continues to spread east and north across Mt. Hood National Forest due to winds and hot, dry conditions.

Evacuation levels are now active for the area, with updates available at perimetermap.com. A Closure Order is in effect for Mt. Hood National Forest, and campfire bans are in place across the forest and surrounding areas.

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

Checked against the public record5 of 7 claims · 71%

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“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 across Mt. Hood National Forest“null”
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The Grasshopper Fire is spreading due to winds and hot, dry conditions“It started north of Forest Road 4812 and west of Rocky Butte. It quickly spread east and north following winds and hot, dry conditions.”
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Evacuation levels are now active for the area“null”
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Updates are available at perimetermap.com“Current evacuation levels are at: https://perimetermap.com/wascocounty-or”
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A Closure Order is in effect for Mt. Hood National Forest“There 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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Campfire bans are in place 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 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”