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Rowe Creek Complex Wildfire Expands in Oregon

Saturday, August 8, 2026

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has implemented closures across all BLM-administered land along both sides of the John Day River, from Service Creek north to the Columbia River, due to rapid fire growth of the Rowe Creek Complex wildfire.

The Rowe Creek Complex, a cluster of lightning-caused wildfires ignited July 15-16, 2026, is managed by the Northwest Complex Incident Management Team 2 (NW2) and Oregon State Fire Marshal Green Incident Management Team. The fire complex includes the Crosswhite, Camel Hump, Red Rock, and Twickenham fires.

Residents in Wheeler County are directed to check the Wheeler County Sheriff's Office Facebook page and interactive evacuation map for current updates. Smoke and air quality information is available at fire.airnow.gov.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orprd-rowe-creek-complex

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has implemented closures across all BLM-administered land“Due to rapid fire growth and extreme regional fire activity, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has implemented closures across all BLM-administered land along both sides of the John Day River, from Service Creek north to the Columbia River.”
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The closures are along both sides of the John Day River“Due to rapid fire growth and extreme regional fire activity, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has implemented closures across all BLM-administered land along both sides of the John Day River, from Service Creek north to the Columbia River.”
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The closures are from Service Creek north to the Columbia River“Due to rapid fire growth and extreme regional fire activity, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has implemented closures across all BLM-administered land along both sides of the John Day River, from Service Creek north to the Columbia River.”
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The closures are due to rapid fire growth of the Rowe Creek Complex wildfire“Due to rapid fire growth and extreme regional fire activity, the Bureau of Management (BLM) has implemented closures across all BLM-administered land along both sides of the John Day River, from Service Creek north to the Columbia River.”
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The Rowe Creek Complex is a cluster of lightning-caused wildfires“The Rowe Creek Complex is a cluster of lightning-caused wildfires with the majority of land impacted in Wheeler County, Oregon.”
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The Rowe Creek Complex was ignited July 15-16, 2026“These wildfires were ignited when a lightning storm passed over the Twickenham area on July 15 & 16, 2026.”
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The fire complex is managed by the Northwest Complex Incident Management Team 2 (NW2)“Northwest Complex Incident Management Team 2 (NW2) in Unified Command with Oregon State Fire Marshal Green Incident Management Team assumed command at 6:00am on July 18.”
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The fire complex is managed by the Oregon State Fire Marshal Green Incident Management Team“null”
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The fire complex includes the Crosswhite fire“Primary fires original names: Crosswhite, Camel Hump, Red Rock and Twickenham”
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The fire complex includes the Camel Hump fire“Primary fires original names: Crosswhite, Camel Hump, Red Rock and Twickenham”
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The fire complex includes the Red Rock fire“Primary fires original names: Crosswhite, Camel Hump, Red Rock and Twickenham”
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The fire complex includes the Twickenham fire“Primary fires original names: Crosswhite, Camel Hump, Red Rock and Twickenham”
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Residents in Wheeler County are directed to check the Wheeler County Sheriff's Office Facebook page“null”
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Residents in Wheeler County are directed to check an interactive evacuation map for current updates“null”
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Smoke and air quality information is available at fire.airnow.gov“Smoke & Air Quality Information:For smoke and air quality information visit fire.airnow.gov”