Live updates: Oregon wildfires explode with no signs of slowing down

By April Ehrlich (OPB) and Jen Baires (OPB)

July 27, 2026 6:38 p.m. Updated: July 27, 2026 8:06 p.m.

People on the Warm Springs reservation have evacuated, and other communities in Central and Eastern Oregon are threatened. More than 1 million acres in Oregon have been consumed by wildfires.