Wrights Spring Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 20, 2026 19:25 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The Wrights Spring wildfire, located in Klamath County, Oregon, was first discovered on August 5, 2026, and is caused by human activity under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service. By August 6, the fire had burned 2,218 acres with no containment, but it expanded dramatically to 54,016 acres by August 19, reaching 55% containment and drawing 982 personnel. The blaze continued to grow slightly to 55,134 acres by August 29, where containment rose to 75% and personnel decreased to 543. Over the following weeks, containment steadily improved, reaching 98% by September 10 and remaining at that level through September 25, with personnel numbers dropping to 29. The fire was fully contained on October 6, 2026, after burning a total of 55,134 acres, with an estimated cost of $43,418,794.

Official source description: 2 Miles W from Sprague River, OR

Recorded Fire Progression

Historical observations from incident reports, not a live forecast. Acreage and containment can decrease when agencies correct their estimates.

Latest available source report: Oct 6, 2026 22:20 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 52,916 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 100.0 percentage points, from 0.0% (Aug 6, 2026) to 100.0% (Oct 6, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 31 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.