Rocky Flat Fire Stays Around 50 Acres

PENDLETON, Ore. (Sept. 11, 2025) —The Rocky Flat Fire, on the Heppner Ranger District is at approximately 54 acres with 100 percent containment. The fire has received precipitation over the past two days and there is very little visible interior smoke. The fire will be placed into patrol status at the end of the day.

We continue to urge the public to drive with caution when traveling on Forest Service Road 24 and on Heppner-Spray Highway 207 due to increased fire traffic and suppression operations.

Umatilla National Forest appreciates all the assistance from our partner agencies from Oregon Department of Forestry, Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office and Wheeler County Fire and Rescue.

Fire crews and managers will continue to watch for additional starts.

Unless significant changes occur with the Rocky Flat Fire, this will be the last notification about the fire.

Smoke: Wildfires create smoke, which can affect people of all ages. The Centers for Disease Control provide vital information on how to minimize smoke impacts to your health. Track wildfire smoke in your local area at https://www.fire.airnow.gov.

The current fire danger rating is at HIGH and public use restrictions phase A for Umatilla National Forest are in effect and forest personnel will continue scouting for potential new smoke reports.

More information regarding restrictions, please contact:

Umatilla National Forest:

Information Hotline: Toll-Free (877) 958-9663

www.facebook.com/UmatillaNF  

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The latest fire information will be posted on the Blue Mountains Fire Information Blog. To receive updates on fires in the Blue Mountains, follow our blog at http://bluemountainfireinfo.blogspot.com/.  

Additional information about the Umatilla National Forest is available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla

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