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Okanogan–Omak Wildfires Update

Thursday, August 20, 2026

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Three wildfires in Oregon are currently active near the Okanogan–Omak area, according to InciWeb records. The Picture Rock Fire (#313), reported August 16, is burning about 3 miles north of Summer Lake on Highway 31. The Cottonwood Fire, started August 6, is 15 miles southwest of Long Creek, OR. The Rosenbaum Fire, ignited August 13, is located in the Service Creek area near Highway 19.

The fires are managed by Oregon agencies: the Oregon Department of Forestry and Umatilla National Forest. The Picture Rock Fire is the newest, with a reported start date of August 16. The Cottonwood and Rosenbaum fires have been active for 10 and 7 days, respectively. The InciWeb reports note that fire perimeters are approximations.

No evacuation orders or public safety alerts were mentioned in the incident reports. The fires are burning in grass, brush, and juniper, with no specific impact on Okanogan County infrastructure reported.

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

Checked against the public record7 of 12 claims · 58%

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

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Three wildfires in Oregon are currently active near the Okanogan–Omak area“null”
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The Picture Rock Fire (#313) is reported August 16“Two new fires, collectively identified as the Picture Rock Fire (#313), were reported early afternoon on Sunday, 08/16/2026, about 3 miles north of Summer Lake on the west side of Highway 31.”
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The Picture Rock Fire is burning about 3 miles north of Summer Lake on Highway 31“Two new fires, collectively identified as the Picture Rock Fire (#313), were reported early afternoon on Sunday, 08/16/2026, about 3 miles north of Summer Lake on the west side of Highway 31.”
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The Cottonwood Fire, started August 6, is 15 miles southwest of Long Creek, OR“The Cottonwood Fire, 15 miles southwest of Long Creek, OR started August 6, 2026.”
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The Rosenbaum Fire, ignited August 13, is located in the Service Creek area near Highway 19“The Rosenbaum Fire began August 13, 2026. The lightning-caused fire is located in the Service Creek area, around mile marker 75 of Highway 19, roughly 14 miles west of the community of S”
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The fires are managed by Oregon agencies: the Oregon Department of Forestry and Umatilla National Forest“The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Central Oregon District - Oregon Department of Forestry.”
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The Picture Rock Fire is the newest, with a reported start date of August 16“Two new fires, collectively identified as the Picture Rock Fire (#313), were reported early afternoon on Sunday, 08/16/2026, about 3 miles north of Summer Lake on the west side of Highway 31.”
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The Cottonwood and Rosenbaum fires have been active for 10 and 7 days, respectively“null”
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The InciWeb reports note that fire perimeters are approximations“NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.”
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No evacuation orders or public safety alerts were mentioned in the incident reports“null”
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The fires are burning in grass, brush, and juniper“null”
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No specific impact on Okanogan County infrastructure is reported“null”