Alder Fire

Polk County, Oregon · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 23, 2026 (about 4 hours ago)
First reported yesterday

Alder Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Alder Fire summary

The Alder Fire is a wildfire near Polk County, Oregon. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
Not yet reported
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 22, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Natural

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 23rd at 3:01 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

77°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

54°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 mph WNW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

74°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 7 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday Night

53°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 7 mph WSW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

66°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain

Wind 3 to 9 mph SW · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 23rd at 3:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

Nearby fires to Alder Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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