Paradise Fire
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Wallowa County, Oregon · Discovered July 16, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 4 days ago · Perimeter mapped 4 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Paradise Fire
The Paradise Fire fire has burned 9,656 acres in Wallowa County, Oregon. Crews have reached 86% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 9 mph toward the N, with gusts to 15 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 9). 6 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Paradise Fire size over time
32 official size readingsGrew from 3,271 to 9,656 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.
Firefighting aircraft on scene (N911CV)
48 days ago · September 23, 2026Containment rose to 86%
57 days ago · September 15, 2026Containment rose to 49%
58 days ago · September 14, 2026Containment rose to 42%
59 days ago · September 13, 2026New perimeter mapped at 9,656 acres (national perimeter feed)
60 days ago · September 12, 2026Containment rose to 28%
65 days ago · September 7, 2026Containment rose to 22%
70 days ago · September 2, 2026Grew 127 acres in 23 hours to 9,593 acres
70 days ago · September 2, 2026Grew 194 acres in 4 days to 9,466 acres
71 days ago · September 1, 2026Grew 245 acres in 24 hours to 9,272 acres
75 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 13%
76 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 394 acres in 24 hours to 9,027 acres
76 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 420 acres in 24 hours to 8,633 acres
77 days ago · August 26, 2026Grew 219 acres in 24 hours to 8,213 acres
78 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 294 acres in 24 hours to 7,994 acres
79 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 672 acres in 24 hours to 7,700 acres
80 days ago · August 23, 2026Grew 283 acres in 24 hours to 7,028 acres
81 days ago · August 22, 2026Grew 616 acres in 24 hours to 6,745 acres
82 days ago · August 21, 2026Grew 796 acres in 48 hours to 6,129 acres
83 days ago · August 20, 2026Grew 138 acres in 8 hours to 5,333 acres
85 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 216 acres in 40 hours to 5,195 acres
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Grew 242 acres in 22 hours to 4,979 acres
87 days ago · August 16, 2026Grew 304 acres in 24 hours to 4,737 acres
88 days ago · August 15, 2026Grew 487 acres in 24 hours to 4,433 acres
89 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 415 acres in 26 hours to 3,946 acres
90 days ago · August 13, 2026Grew 260 acres in 11 hours to 3,531 acres
91 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 3,271 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/15/2026, 2:41:09 AM | 9,656 acres | 86% |
| 9/14/2026, 1:35:45 AM | 9,656 acres | 49% |
| 9/13/2026, 1:52:53 AM | 9,656 acres | 42% |
| 9/11/2026, 12:02:17 AM | 9,656 acres | 28% |
| 9/10/2026, 12:11:29 AM | 9,655 acres | 28% |
| 9/9/2026, 12:41:27 AM | 9,654 acres | 28% |
| 9/7/2026, 2:25:47 AM | 9,646 acres | 28% |
| 9/6/2026, 2:55:34 AM | 9,646 acres | 26% |
| 9/5/2026, 2:17:40 AM | 9,593 acres | 22% |
| 9/3/2026, 1:19:29 AM | 9,639 acres | 22% |
| 9/2/2026, 12:32:26 AM | 9,593 acres | 22% |
| 9/1/2026, 1:14:54 AM | 9,466 acres | 15% |
| 8/31/2026, 1:02:20 AM | 9,329 acres | 15% |
| 8/29/2026, 1:10:36 AM | 9,324 acres | 15% |
| 8/28/2026, 12:30:20 AM | 9,272 acres | 13% |
| 8/27/2026, 12:42:36 AM | 9,027 acres | 13% |
| 8/26/2026, 12:46:44 AM | 8,633 acres | 0% |
| 8/25/2026, 1:04:07 AM | 8,213 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 1:14:35 AM | 7,994 acres | 0% |
| 8/23/2026, 12:49:03 AM | 7,700 acres | 0% |
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.