No longer in the daily fire updates. The Det Fire last appeared in an official report on July 26, 2026, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Det Fire

Linn County, Oregon · Wildfire

Started inside the Willamette National Forest boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 26, 2026 (3 months ago)
First reported about 3 months ago
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Det Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Det Fire summary

The Det Fire is a wildfire near Linn County, Oregon. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 3 months ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, July 26th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
This Afternoon
71°F · Sunny
Wind 7 mph W · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
48°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 6 mph SSW · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Monday
72°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 7 mph SW · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
49°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 1 to 7 mph SW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday
69°F · Sunny
Wind 1 to 7 mph WSW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, July 26th at 6:03 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.

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