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Salmon Fire Ignited by Lightning in Oregon

Thursday, July 16, 2026

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The Salmon Fire, ignited by lightning on the evening of July 7, 2026, was discovered shortly after midnight on July 8 in Oregon's Umatilla National Forest. The fire is one of multiple fires started by a lightning storm in the Tri-Forest area, with the Olive Butte Fire discovered the following morning. The fire's perimeter is still being monitored, and the U. S. Forest Service notes that all fire perimeters and points are approximations. The fire is currently managed under the Umatilla National Forest incident command, with no immediate threat to nearby communities reported as of the July 14 update.

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

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The Salmon Fire was ignited by lightning on the evening of July 7, 2026“A lightning storm moved through the Tri-Forest area on the evening of July 7, 2026, igniting multiple fires. The Salmon Fire was discovered shortly after midnight, and the Olive Butte Fire was discovered that morn”
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The Salmon Fire was discovered shortly after midnight on July 8“The Salmon Fire was discovered shortly after midnight, and the Olive Butte Fire was discovered that morn”
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The Salmon Fire was discovered in Oregon's Umatilla National Forest“The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Umatilla National Forest. --- State: Oregon --- Coordinates: Latitude: 44° 43 1.2 Longitude: 118° 30 36.6 --- NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations. --- Incident Overview: A lightning storm moved through the Tri-Forest area on the evening of July 7, 2026, igniting multiple fires. The Salmon Fire was discovered shortly after midnight, and the Olive Butte Fire was discovered that morn”
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The Salmon Fire is one of multiple fires started by a lightning storm in the Tri-Forest area“A lightning storm moved through the Tri-Forest area on the evening of July 7, 2026, igniting multiple fires. The Salmon Fire was discovered shortly after midnight, and the Olive Butte Fire was discovered that morn”
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The Olive Butte Fire was discovered the following morning“The Olive Butte Fire was discovered that morn”
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The fire's perimeter is still being monitored“null”
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The U. S. Forest Service notes that all fire perimeters and points are approximations“NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.”
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The fire is currently managed under the Umatilla National Forest incident command“null”
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No immediate threat to nearby communities was reported as of the July 14 update“null”