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Oregon Names Akawa Butte Highest-Priority Fire, Expands Evacuations

7/26/2026

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Fire Marshal Prioritizes

Oregon State Fire Marshal named the Akawa Butte fire near Sisters the nation’s highest-priority fire on July 24, 2026, assigning nearly 1,200 firefighters.
Red Flag warnings brought 90 °F heat, 30 mph gusts and low humidity, widening fire risk to eastern Oregon, Washington, north Idaho and Montana.
Boise’s forecast predicted highs above 100 °F this week, while Idaho’s environmental agency kept an “unhealthy for sensitive groups” air-quality alert in four counties until 3 p.m. Thursday.

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Kotek Declares Emergency

A meeting on Porcupine Ridge Fire is set for Saturday, July 25 at 11 a.m. in Condon Veteran’s Hall.
Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the 7,419-acre Hagen Fire on July 22.
Level 3 “go now” evacuations were expanded north of Sisters, while Level 1-3 alerts cover the Hagen, Brewer and Box Springs fires.
Black Butte Trail, Lower Black Butte Trailhead, Monty and Perry South Campgrounds, Indian Ford Campground, and Green Ridge Lookout were closed.

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Fire Marshal Prioritizes

Oregon State Fire Marshal named the Akawa Butte fire near Sisters the nation’s highest-priority fire on July 24, 2026, assigning nearly 1,200 firefighters.
Red Flag warnings brought 90 °F heat, 30 mph gusts and low humidity, widening fire risk to eastern Oregon, Washington, north Idaho and Montana.
Boise’s forecast predicted highs above 100 °F this week, while Idaho’s environmental agency kept an “unhealthy for sensitive groups” air-quality alert in four counties until 3 p.m. Thursday.

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