Bench Fire
Active
Jefferson County, Oregon · Discovered July 23, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 4 days ago · Perimeter mapped 4 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Bench Fire
The Bench Fire fire has burned 67,071 acres in Jefferson County, Oregon. Crews have reached 90% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 4 mph toward the NE, with gusts to 4 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 25). 146 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Grew 63,071 acres in 8 days to 67,071 acres
9 days ago · September 16, 2026New perimeter mapped at 67,071 acres (national perimeter feed)
16 days ago · September 10, 2026Mapped size revised down to 4,000 acres (from 67,071)
18 days ago · September 8, 2026Grew 63,071 acres in 7 days to 67,071 acres
39 days ago · August 18, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 4,000 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/16/2026, 4:31:16 PM | 67,071 acres | 90% |
| 9/8/2026, 2:06:27 PM | 4,000 acres | 90% |
| 8/18/2026, 2:49:38 AM | 67,071 acres | 90% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 4,000 acres | 86% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.