Riley Creek Fire

Curry County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 10, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 5 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	10 acres Sep 16, 12:00 PM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Riley Creek Fire summary

The Riley Creek Fire is a wildfire near Curry County, Oregon. It has burned about 10 acres (about 8 football fields). It was first reported about 5 weeks ago.

Size: 10 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 10, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause: Undetermined (remarks required)

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 18th at 4:01 p.m. CDT.

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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

59°F · Sunny

Wind 20 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

55°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 14 to 20 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

59°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 16 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday Night

53°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 16 mph ESE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

56°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 2 to 9 mph WNW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 18th at 4:04 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:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Riley Creek Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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