Active fire incident · Jefferson County, OR

Bench Fire

Bench Fire listed by WFIGS in Jefferson County at 4,000 acres.

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Reported size 4,000 acres

Containment 90%

Personnel 146

Discovered Jul 23, 2026 3:06 PM PDT

Source updated Sep 9, 2026 7:00 PM PDT

Watch Duty incident updated Aug 20, 2026 2:04 AM PDT

Watch Duty reported size 67,079.50 acres

Watch Duty containment 90%

Location 4 Miles S from Warm Springs, OR

Cause Undetermined

Lead agency BIA

Incident identifier 2026-ORWSA-000100

Incident updates

Watch Duty report history

Each entry opens the individual report on Watch Duty. Checked Sep 10, 2026 6:37 AM PDT.

Aug 17, 2026 7:48 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 9, 2026 9:15 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 8, 2026 10:58 AM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 8, 2026 9:09 AM PDT — Fire activity and operations report
Aug 7, 2026 3:39 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 7, 2026 9:45 AM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 7, 2026 9:22 AM PDT — Fire activity and operations report
Aug 6, 2026 9:04 AM PDT — Fire activity and operations report
Aug 5, 2026 1:28 PM PDT — Evacuation report
Aug 5, 2026 10:38 AM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 5, 2026 9:20 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 4, 2026 11:18 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 4, 2026 2:56 PM PDT — Incident report
Aug 4, 2026 11:29 AM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 4, 2026 9:49 AM PDT — Fire activity and operations report
Aug 3, 2026 2:30 PM PDT — Fire activity and operations report
Aug 3, 2026 10:46 AM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 2, 2026 5:05 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 2, 2026 1:43 PM PDT — Evacuation report
Aug 2, 2026 10:15 AM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 2, 2026 10:02 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 1, 2026 5:39 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 1, 2026 9:34 AM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 1, 2026 9:22 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 1, 2026 12:30 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Jul 31, 2026 6:23 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Jul 31, 2026 3:34 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Jul 31, 2026 12:38 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Jul 31, 2026 10:35 AM PDT — Operations video update
Jul 31, 2026 9:46 AM PDT — Operations video update

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Incident report

Current Details

Reported size: 4,000 acres.
Containment: 90%.
Discovered: Jul 23, 2026 3:06 PM PDT.
Updated: Sep 9, 2026 7:00 PM PDT.
Description: 4 Miles S from Warm Springs, OR.
Jurisdiction: BIA.
Protecting agency: BIA.
Dispatch center: ORWSC.
Fire cause: Undetermined.
Fire behavior: Minimal.
Personnel: 146.
Watch Duty incident updated: Aug 20, 2026 2:04 AM PDT.
Watch Duty reported size: 67,080 acres.
Watch Duty containment: 90%.

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All Available Fire Data68 source fields shown in readable form

OBJECTID: 578135
Source OID: 43303251
ADSPermission State: DEFAULT
Created By System: wildcade
Incident Size: 4,000
Discovery Acres: 0.10
Dispatch Center ID: ORWSC
Estimated Cost To Date: 22,843,716.24
Fire Behavior General: Minimal
Fire Behavior General2: Smoldering
Fire Behavior General3: Smoldering
Fire Cause: Undetermined
Fire Code: SUUA
Fire Discovery Date Time: Jul 23, 2026 3:06 PM PDT
Fire Strategy Confine Percent: 0
Fire Strategy Full Supp Percent: 100
Fire Strategy Monitor Percent: 0
Fire Strategy Point Zone Percent: 0
GACC: NWCC
ICS209 Report Date Time: Sep 9, 2026 7:00 PM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period From: Sep 9, 2026 8:00 AM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period To: Sep 9, 2026 6:45 PM PDT
ICS209 Report Status: U
Incident Management Organization: Type 3 IC
Incident Name: Bench
Incident Short Description: 4 Miles S from Warm Springs, OR
Incident Type Category: WF
Incident Type Kind: FI
Initial Latitude: 44.631778
Initial Longitude: -121.350222
Irwin ID: {FE1DE2B9-6B86-4BCE-8400-A59019BB7932}
Is Fire Code Requested: 0
Is FSAssisted: 1
Is Multi Jurisdictional: 0
Is Reimbursable: 0
Is Trespass: 0
Is Unified Command: 0
Local Incident Identifier: 000100
Modified By System: ics209
Percent Contained: 90
Percent Perimeter To Be Contained: 100
POOCity: Warm Springs
POOCounty: Jefferson
POODispatch Center ID: ORWSC
POOFips: 41031
POOJurisdictional Agency: BIA
POOJurisdictional Unit: ORWSA
POOLandowner Category: BIA
POOLandowner Kind: Federal
POOPredictive Service Area ID: NW06
POOProtecting Agency: BIA
POOProtecting Unit: ORWSA
POOState: US-OR
Primary Fuel Model: Short Grass (1 foot)
Secondary Fuel Model: Timber (Grass and Understory)
Total Incident Personnel: 146
Unique Fire Identifier: 2026-ORWSA-000100
WFDSSDecision Status: Approved Decision
Estimated Final Cost: 30,000,000
Organizational Assessment: Type 4 IC
Strategic Decision Publish Date: Aug 24, 2026 2:53 PM PDT
Created On Date Time Dt: Jul 23, 2026 3:13 PM PDT
Modified On Date Time Dt: Sep 9, 2026 7:00 PM PDT
Active Fire Candidate: 1
Is Cpx Child: 0
Source Global ID: {BA8E6713-D741-4A1B-ABB3-DA4D85E7DE95}
Global ID: 0fa521b5-fbe0-468c-980e-68f9dc3adb8a
Incident Complexity Level: Type 3 Incident