Wits End Fire, Douglas County, Oregon

Wits End Fire summary

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The Wits End Fire is a wildfire near Douglas County, Oregon. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: under 1 acre
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: July 22, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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

73°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 3 to 7 mph SSW · 73% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

55°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Areas Of Smoke

Wind 5 mph ESE · 47% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

70°F · Sunny

Wind 3 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday Night

52°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 2 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

70°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 15 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 9:04 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.

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 Wits End Fire

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

See all active fires in Oregon →

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