Cottonwood Fire

Gilliam County, Oregon · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Sep 5, 2026 (1 day ago)
First reported about 6 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
15,658 acres
Sep 6, 6:00 PM
−1 acres
was 15,659 acres · Aug 28, 5:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 6, 6:00 PM
+80 percent
was 20% · Jul 27, 7:01 PM
Crew size —
Money spent
$3.0M
Sep 6, 6:00 PM
+$837,407
was $2.2M · Jul 25, 8:00 PM

Cottonwood Fire and other nearby fires

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Cottonwood Fire summary

The Cottonwood Fire is a wildfire near Gilliam County, Oregon. It has burned about 15,658 acres (about 12,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. A Type 5 IC is running it. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
15,658 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 23, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, September 6th at 6:00 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

66°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 9 mph W · 13% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

52°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 7 to 16 mph W · 13% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Labor Day

70°F · Sunny

Wind 12 to 17 mph W · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday Night

50°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 6 to 12 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

74°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, September 6th at 6:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

A Type 5 IC is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $3 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Cottonwood Fire

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

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