Public Safety

Second Flat Fire Spreads Over 12 Miles in 7 Hours

Sunday, August 23, 2026

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The Second Flat Fire, discovered July 24, 2026, spread over twelve miles in seven hours following lightning strikes on July 22. Initial attack resources from Burns Interagency Fire Zone and Egypt Fire responded but could not contain the fire's rapid movement.

Priorities remain public and firefighter safety, private lands, and critical infrastructure. Firefighters are using ground resources and aircraft to protect values at risk, per the incident report.

The fire is located in northern Harney County, Oregon, with coordinates provided. All perimeters are approximations, and the incident is managed by Burns District.

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

Checked against the public record12 of 16 claims · 75%

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 spread over twelve miles“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 Second Flat Fire spread 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 Second Flat Fire was caused by lightning strikes on July 22“null”
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Initial attack resources from Burns Interagency Fire Zone responded to the Second Flat 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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Initial attack resources from Egypt Fire responded to the Second Flat 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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Initial attack resources could not contain the Second Flat Fire's rapid movement“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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Priorities remain public and firefighter safety“Priorities remain public and firefighter safety, private lands, and critical infrastructure.”
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Priorities remain private lands“null”
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Priorities remain critical infrastructure“Priorities remain public and firefighter safety, private lands, and critical infrastructure.”
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Firefighters are using ground resources to protect values at risk“Firefighters are working the fire as directly as possible to protect these values at risk, using both ground resources and multiple helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.”
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Firefighters are using aircraft to protect values at risk“Firefighters are working the fire as directly as possible to protect these values at risk, using both ground resources and multiple helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.”
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The fire is located in northern Harney County, Oregon“Location Six miles NE of Riley, OR”
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Coordinates for the fire are provided“Coordinates 43° 36' 31'' Latitude -119° 26' 21 '' Longitude”
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All perimeters are approximations“null”
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The incident is managed by Burns District“null”