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Red Flag Fuels Oregon Fires; Drones Stall Aerial Drops

7/27/2026

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Firefighters are battling Central Oregon wildfires under a Red Flag Warning from 1 p.m. July 24 to 10 p.m. July 25.
Ten Mile Fire burned 4,774 acres.
The Crosswhite Fire, 175,079 acres, 15 % contained, merges with the Brewer Fire on July 26.
Unauthorized drones over the Green Mountain Fire caused a flight restriction that halted aerial drops while Oregon State Fire Marshals build lines south of Highway 26 and Wheeler and Wasco counties enforce Level 1-3 evacuations.

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Firefighters are battling Central Oregon wildfires under a Red Flag Warning from 1 p.m. July 24 to 10 p.m. July 25.
Ten Mile Fire burned 4,774 acres.
The Crosswhite Fire, 175,079 acres, 15 % contained, merges with the Brewer Fire on July 26.
Unauthorized drones over the Green Mountain Fire caused a flight restriction that halted aerial drops while Oregon State Fire Marshals build lines south of Highway 26 and Wheeler and Wasco counties enforce Level 1-3 evacuations.