Overview
- Incident command reports the Grasshopper Fire has expanded to about 23,672 acres with 0% containment and roughly 423 personnel assigned under a unified command led by CIIMT 6 and the Oregon State Fire Marshal.
- Wasco County has issued Level 1–3 evacuation notices for communities around the blaze and shelters are open at South Wasco County High School and Maupin High School for displaced residents.
- The Oregon State Fire Marshal activated the Emergency Conflagration Act, sending multiple structural task forces and mutual‑aid crews from other states to provide continuous structure protection for Pine Hollow and Sportsmans Park.
- Firefighters have used firing operations along Forest Road 27, airtankers to drop retardant on the Highland Ditch line, indirect handline construction, mop‑up and patrols in steep terrain, and a temporary flight restriction is in place to protect air operations.
- Smoke has driven air‑quality warnings for south Wasco County with unhealthy to hazardous conditions expected, and forecasters say hot, dry, gusty winds will likely challenge containment and require continued evacuation and resource adjustments.