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Little Bear Fire Active in Oregon

Thursday, August 13, 2026

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The Little Bear Fire, 8 miles northeast of Mt. Vernon, OR, began on August 10, 2026, and is now under management by the Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) 3.

The CIMT assumed command after Initial Attack from the ODF Central Oregon District at 0600 on August 12, 2026. The fire's perimeter is approximate per official records.

Residents should monitor official updates as the fire's status may change. No specific impacts on Okanogan–Omak, WA are mentioned in the source.

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

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 Little Bear Fire began on August 10, 2026“Incident Overview The Little Bear Fire, 8 miles northeast of Mt. Vernon, OR started August 10, 2026.”
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The Little Bear Fire is 8 miles northeast of Mt. Vernon, OR“Location 8 Miles NE of Mt. Vernon, OR”
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The Little Bear Fire is now under management by the Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) 3“The Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) 3 took command of the Little Bear Fire after Initial Attack from the ODF Central Oregon District at 0600 on August 12, 2026.”
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The CIMT assumed command after Initial Attack from the ODF Central Oregon District at 0600 on August 12, 2026“The Oregon Department of Forestry Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) 3 took command of the Little Bear Fire after Initial Attack from the ODF Central Oregon District at 0600 on August 12, 2026.”
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The fire's perimeter is approximate per official records“null”
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Residents should monitor official updates as the fire's status may change“null”
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No specific impacts on Okanogan–Omak, WA are mentioned in the source“Incident Overview The Little Bear Fire, 8 miles northeast of Mt. Vernon, OR started August 10, 2026.”