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Wrights Spring Fire Update: Command Shift

Friday, September 4, 2026

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The Wrights Spring Fire in Fremont-Winema National Forest, Oregon, saw command transferred to Nevada Team 4 on September 2, 2026. The fire was reported on August 5, 2026, near Sprague River Highway and east of Chiloquin, Oregon.

The incident remains active with no reported evacuations or closures. The fire is located between FS 5817 and Rd 22 (Switchback Rd.) near the Oregon border, south of Sprague River Highway. Incident perimeters are approximate.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orfwf-wrights-spring

Checked against the public record7 of 12 claims · 58%

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

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The Wrights Spring Fire in Fremont-Winema National Forest, Oregon, saw command transferred to Nevada Team 4“Nevada Team 4 assumed command of the fire on September 2, 2026.”
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The command transfer for The Wrights Spring Fire occurred on September 2, 2026“Nevada Team 4 assumed command of the fire on September 2, 2026.”
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The fire was reported on 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.)”
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The fire was reported near 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.)”
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The fire was reported east of Chiloquin, Oregon“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.)”
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The incident remains active“null”
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There are no reported evacuations“null”
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There are no reported closures“null”
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The fire is located between FS 5817 and Rd 22 (Switchback Rd.)“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.)”
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The fire is located near the Oregon border“null”
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The fire is located 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.)”
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Incident perimeters are approximate“null”