Rocky Flat Fire Burning on Heppner Ranger District

PENDLETON, Ore. (Sept. 9, 2025) —The Rocky Flat Fire, located approximately 2 miles southeast of Fairview Campground and 8 miles northeast of Spray, Ore. on the Heppner Ranger District started Sept. 8 around 6:50 p.m. from lighting and is approximately 50 acres. We 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 visible smoke.

Umatilla National Forest, along with Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon and John Day units, Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office and Wheeler County Fire and Rescue enabled an aggressive initial response overnight and remained on the scene assisting in the full suppression effort. Crews continue working to minimize the impact of this fire. Currently two engines, a dozer, a Type 2 water tender, a Type 2 IA crew, a Hotshot crew and additional other crews are involved in suppression.

Fire managers will continually assess resource needs based on fire spread and behavior. Halting the growth of this fire and public safety will continue to be a priority task for fire crews.

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

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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: http://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla.

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