Cottonwood Fire
Active
Grant County, Oregon · Discovered August 6, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 4 days ago
Cottonwood Fire
The Cottonwood Fire fire has burned 722 acres in Grant County, Oregon. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 7 mph toward the W, with gusts to 7 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 47). 4 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Cottonwood Fire size over time
7 official size readingsHolding at 722 acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Fire reported 100% contained
61 days ago · September 10, 2026Containment rose to 100%
81 days ago · August 22, 2026New perimeter mapped at 722 acres (national perimeter feed)
81 days ago · August 22, 2026Containment rose to 93%
88 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 88%
89 days ago · August 14, 2026Containment rose to 77%
90 days ago · August 13, 2026Containment rose to 71%
91 days ago · August 12, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Cottonwood Fire
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 723 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2026, 2:24:24 AM | 722 acres | 100% |
| 8/17/2026, 4:26:42 PM | 722 acres | 95% |
| 8/15/2026, 3:53:57 AM | 722 acres | 93% |
| 8/14/2026, 2:33:09 AM | 722 acres | 88% |
| 8/13/2026, 4:27:03 AM | 722 acres | 77% |
| 8/12/2026, 1:32:25 AM | 722 acres | 71% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 723 acres | 65% |
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.