No longer in the daily fire updates. The Litch Fire last appeared in an official report on August 1, at 28 acres 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 →

Litch Fire

Grant County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 1, 2026 (16 days ago)
First reported about 5 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
28 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+8 acres
was 20 acres · Aug 1, 11:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Litch Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Litch Fire summary

The Litch Fire is a wildfire near Grant County, Oregon. It has burned about 28 acres (about 21 football fields). It was first reported about 5 weeks ago.

Size
28 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 16, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 9th at 11:00 a.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.

Today

85°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 2 to 6 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

52°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 1 to 7 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

84°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 1 to 6 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

52°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 6 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

85°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 8 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 9th at 11:01 a.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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