Oregon wildfire updates: Akawa Butte Fire grows to more than 27K acres near Sisters

(KPTV) - Wildfires continued to burn across the state of Oregon, scorching hundreds of thousands of acres and forcing multiple evacuations.

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Scoop News DeskOregon · Published Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM UTCUpdated Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM UTC

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Baker County: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064434892363 Crook County: Facebook.com/CrookCountySheriff Deschutes County: www.facebook.com/DeschutesCountySheriff Gilliam County: Facebook.com/GilliamCountySheriff Grant County: Facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068819321423 Harney County: Facebook.com/HarneyCoSheriff Jefferson County: Facebook.com/JeffersonCountyORSheriff Sherman County Facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064318254818 Umatilla County: Facebook.com/UmatillaCountySheriff Union County: Facebook.com/UnionCountyORSheriff Wheeler County: Facebook.com/WheelerCountySheriffsOffice Wasco County: Facebook.com/WascoCountySheriff Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon: Facebook.com/CTWSO Rowe Creek Complex has grown to 294,900 acres due to the Brewer Fire and Green Mountain Fire merging with the Crosswhite Fire.

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