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Okanogan–Omak Wildfire Active Near Riley

Saturday, July 18, 2026

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The ORMAL Egypt Fire is actively burning in ponderosa and brush fuel types near Riley, Oregon, approximately 11 miles north of the area.

Fire officials report extreme fire behavior including torching, spotting, and running, with the incident located off Forest Service Road 41 on the east flank.

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

Checked against the public record2 of 10 claims · 20%

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

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The ORMAL Egypt Fire is actively burning“null”
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The fire is burning in ponderosa and brush fuel types“Fire is mostly burning in mixed aged Ponderosa pine with high severity fire footprint that includes brush, down logs snags and mixed conifer. Lower elevations consist mainly of dry ponderosa pine forests mixed with grass and sagebrush openings. Mid-elevation forests transition into mixed-conifer stands (ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, grand fir, spruce, western larch, lodgepole pine) ceanothus, snowberry,and manzanita brush classified as Scott & Burgan TU2, TL8 and SH1 and GS2.”
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The fire is near Riley, Oregon“Location 12 Miles N of Riley, OR”
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The fire is approximately 11 miles north of the area“null”
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Fire officials report extreme fire behavior“null”
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Extreme fire behavior includes torching“null”
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Extreme fire behavior includes spotting“null”
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Extreme fire behavior includes running“null”
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The incident is located off Forest Service Road 41“null”
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The incident is on the east flank“null”