Oregon · Active · 67,071 acres
Bench Fire, Oregon
67,071
Acres reported
90%
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC, the Bench Fire is listed as active at 67,071 acres, 90% contained, in Jefferson County, Oregon.
No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 9, 2026, 05:59 UTC) covers 67,071 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 41 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Sep 9, 2026, 21:00 UTC).
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Bench Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 67,071 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Jul 23, 2026
- Location
- Jefferson County, Oregon
- Origin point
- 44.6318, -121.3502
- Peak reported size
- 67,238 acres
- Perimeter mapped
- Aug 9, 2026 (54 days ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Culver, OR
- Warm Springs, OR
- Madras, OR
- Terrebonne, OR
- Bend, OR
Other fires nearby
Bench Fire timeline
Day by day: the largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 23, 2026, 22:30 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 67,071 acres | +63,071 | 90% |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 4,000 acres | −63,071 | 90% |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 67,071 acres | +63,071 | 90% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | 86% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 4,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 4,000 acres | −63,071 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 67,071 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 67,071 acres | −7 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 67,078 acres | −160 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 67,238 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 67,238 acres | +5 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 67,233 acres | +473 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 66,760 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 66,760 acres | +6,489 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 60,271 acres | +15,152 | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 45,119 acres | +4,823 | — |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 40,296 acres | +20,116 | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 20,180 acres | +13,979 | — |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 6,201 acres | +201 | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 6,000 acres | +4,900 | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 1,100 acres | +1,100 | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 0.1 acres | — | — |
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Bench Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Bench Fire?
As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC, the Bench Fire is reported at 67,071 acres (peak reported size 67,238 acres). No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 UTC.
Is the Bench Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 90% contained as of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the Bench Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 44.6318, -121.3502 in Jefferson County, Oregon. Nearest towns: Culver (10.0 mi SE), Warm Springs (10.0 mi NE), Madras (11 mi E). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Bench Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
What is the timeline of the Bench Fire?
The Bench Fire was first listed in the federal feed Jul 23, 2026, 22:30 UTC (reported discovery date Jul 23, 2026). As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC it is still listed at 67,071 acres, 90% contained. The timeline table on this page shows the size and containment reported each UTC day across 63 days of archive.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Bench Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Oregon sources on our Oregon page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
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