Wrights Spring Fire
Active
Klamath County, Oregon · Discovered August 5, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 16 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 16 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Wrights Spring Fire
The Wrights Spring Fire fire has burned 55,134 acres in Klamath County, Oregon. Crews have reached 97% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 6 mph toward the W, with gusts to 11 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 13). 29 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
August 6, 2026The Wrights Spring Fire was reported on Aug. 5, 2026, in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, south of Sprague River Highway and east of Chiloquin, Ore., between FS 5817 and Rd 22 (Switchback Rd.) Nevada Team 4 assumed command of the fire on September 2, 2026.
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
New perimeter mapped at 55,134 acres (national perimeter feed)
15 days ago · September 10, 2026Containment rose to 95%
25 days ago · September 1, 2026Containment rose to 90%
26 days ago · August 31, 2026Containment rose to 85%
27 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment rose to 75%
29 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 639 acres in 24 hours to 55,131 acres
31 days ago · August 26, 2026Containment rose to 65%
32 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 216 acres in 3 days to 54,492 acres
32 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 145 acres in 48 hours to 54,276 acres
35 days ago · August 22, 2026Grew 190 acres in 48 hours to 54,131 acres
37 days ago · August 20, 2026Containment rose to 53%
39 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 313 acres in 9 hours to 53,941 acres
39 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 240 acres in 39 hours to 53,628 acres
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 47%
41 days ago · August 16, 2026Grew 327 acres in 2 days to 53,388 acres
41 days ago · August 16, 2026Grew 530 acres in 22 hours to 53,061 acres
43 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 844 acres in 26 hours to 52,531 acres
44 days ago · August 13, 2026Containment rose to 5%
45 days ago · August 12, 2026Grew 4,918 acres in 11 hours to 51,687 acres
45 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 46,769 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026Official update: ORFWF Wrights Spring
51 days ago · August 6, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/25/2026, 11:08:54 PM | 55,134 acres | 97% |
| 9/8/2026, 1:21:11 AM | 55,134 acres | 98% |
| 9/1/2026, 3:42:08 AM | 55,134 acres | 95% |
| 8/31/2026, 1:12:33 AM | 55,134 acres | 90% |
| 8/30/2026, 1:07:14 AM | 55,134 acres | 85% |
| 8/29/2026, 1:10:36 AM | 55,134 acres | 75% |
| 8/28/2026, 1:00:21 AM | 55,133 acres | 75% |
| 8/27/2026, 2:27:30 AM | 55,133 acres | 65% |
| 8/26/2026, 2:19:49 AM | 55,131 acres | 65% |
| 8/25/2026, 2:49:16 AM | 54,492 acres | 65% |
| 8/24/2026, 1:27:40 AM | 54,365 acres | 55% |
| 8/23/2026, 12:58:45 AM | 54,325 acres | 55% |
| 8/22/2026, 1:13:50 AM | 54,276 acres | 55% |
| 8/20/2026, 1:09:17 AM | 54,131 acres | 55% |
| 8/19/2026, 1:52:08 AM | 54,016 acres | 55% |
| 8/18/2026, 1:09:10 AM | 53,941 acres | 53% |
| 8/17/2026, 4:26:42 PM | 53,628 acres | 51% |
| 8/16/2026, 1:46:32 AM | 53,388 acres | 47% |
| 8/15/2026, 2:38:57 AM | 53,061 acres | 9% |
| 8/14/2026, 12:32:13 AM | 53,061 acres | 6% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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