Public Safety

Second Flat Fire Active in Harney County

Sunday, August 16, 2026

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The Second Flat Fire, discovered on July 24, 2026, continues to burn in northern Harney County, Oregon, after lightning strikes ignited the blaze on July 22. Firefighters from Burns Interagency Fire Zone and Egypt Fire initially responded but could not contain the fire, which spread over 12 miles in seven hours.

The fire's perimeter remains approximate, with firefighting efforts focused on public safety, private lands, and critical infrastructure. Ground crews and aircraft are actively working to protect these values, though no evacuation orders or immediate threats to communities are mentioned in the source.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orbud-second-flat

Checked against the public record7 of 15 claims · 47%

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

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The Second Flat Fire was discovered on July 24, 2026“The Second Flat Fire was discovered on the afternoon of July 24, 2026.”
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The Second Flat Fire continues to burn in northern Harney County, Oregon“Incident Location Six miles NE of Riley, OR”
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The Second Flat Fire was ignited by lightning strikes on July 22“null”
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Firefighters from Burns Interagency Fire Zone responded to the fire“Initial attack resources from the Burns Interagency Fire Zone and the Egypt Fire responded promptly but were unable to contain the fast-moving wildfire as it spread over twelve miles in seven hours.”
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Firefighters from Egypt Fire responded to the fire“Initial attack resources from the Burns Interagency Fire Zone and the Egypt Fire responded promptly but were unable to contain the fast-moving wildfire as it spread over twelve miles in seven hours.”
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Firefighters could not contain the fire“null”
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The fire spread over 12 miles in seven hours“Initial attack resources from the Burns Interagency Fire Zone and the Egypt Fire responded promptly but were unable to contain the fast-moving wildfire as it spread over twelve miles in seven hours.”
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The fire's perimeter remains approximate“null”
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Firefighting efforts are focused on public safety“Priorities remain public and firefighter safety, private lands, and critical infrastructure.”
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Firefighting efforts are focused on private lands“null”
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Firefighting efforts are focused on critical infrastructure“null”
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Ground crews are actively working to protect values“Patrols continue along the Highway 20 corridor and primary containment lines to detect and extinguish any remaining hot spots. Suppression repair is ongoing near Warm Springs Reservoir.”
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Aircraft are actively working to protect values“null”
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No evacuation orders are mentioned in the source“null”
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No immediate threats to communities are mentioned in the source“null”