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Three New Wildfires Reported in Pacific Northwest

Monday, August 31, 2026

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Three new wildfires were reported across the Pacific Northwest in August 2026, according to InciWeb. The Wrights Spring Fire in Oregon's Fremont-Winema National Forest began August 5, 2026, and is burning south of Sprague River Highway. The Frijoles Fire in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest started August 4 due to lightning and is burning 5 miles west of Sierra Mosca. The Nature Grove Fire in Montana's Bitterroot National Forest was detected August 23 at 4:44 p.m. and is burning in steep terrain south of Black. Firefighters are working to contain these fires, with the Bobcat Lakes Fire in Montana also reported as having ignited in thick dead timber 12 miles east of Wisdom. No evacuations or public safety alerts were mentioned in the incident reports.

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

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Three new wildfires were reported across the Pacific Northwest in August 2026“null”
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The Wrights Spring Fire in Oregon's Fremont-Winema National Forest began August 5, 2026“The Wrights Spring Fire was reported on Aug. 5, 2026, in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, south of Sprague River Highway and east of Chiloquin, Ore., between FS 5817 and Rd 22 (Switchback Rd.) NW Team 7 assu”
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The Wrights Spring Fire is burning south of Sprague River Highway“The Wrights Spring Fire was reported on Aug. 5, 2026, in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, south of Sprague River Highway and east of Chiloquin, Ore., between FS 5817 and Rd 22 (Switchback Rd.) NW Team 7 assu”
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The Frijoles Fire in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest started August 4“The Frijoles Fire, which started August 4th due to a lightning strike, is burning in steep terrain 5 miles west of Sierra Mosca, 3 miles southeast of Cundiyo, NM.”
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The Frijoles Fire started due to lightning“The Frijoles Fire, which started August 4th due to a lightning strike, is burning in steep terrain 5 miles west of Sierra Mosca, 3 miles southeast of Cundiyo, NM.”
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The Frijoles Fire is burning 5 miles west of Sierra Mosca“The Frijoles Fire, which started August 4th due to a lightning strike, is burning in steep terrain 5 miles west of Sierra Mosca, 3 miles southeast of Cundiyo, NM.”
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The Nature Grove Fire in Montana's Bitterroot National Forest was detected August 23“The Nature Grove Fire was detected Aug. 23, 2026, at 4:44 p.m.”
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The Nature Grove Fire was detected at 4:44 p.m.“The Nature Grove Fire was detected Aug. 23, 2026, at 4:44 p.m.”
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The Nature Grove Fire is burning in steep terrain“null”
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The Nature Grove Fire is burning south of Black“The Nature Grove Fire, caused by lightning, was detected by a local helicopter after a smoke report was received in the Skalkaho drainage south of Black”
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Firefighters are working to contain these fires“null”
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The Bobcat Lakes Fire in Montana also reported as having ignited in thick dead timber“The Bobcat Lakes Fire was discovered burning in thick dead and down timber approximately 12 miles east of Wisdom.”
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The Bobcat Lakes Fire ignited 12 miles east of Wisdom“The Bobcat Lakes Fire was discovered burning in thick dead and down timber approximately 12 miles east of Wisdom.”