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Grasshopper Fire Reaches 93% Containment as Crews Return to Boulder Creek — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (526+ words) The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 8, 2026 — The Grasshopper Fire reached 93% containment Tuesday as warmer, drier weather allowed firefighters to return to steep terrain in the Boulder Creek drainage, where crews are working to close one of the remaining gaps in the nearly…...
Grasshopper Fire Jumps to 91% Containment After More Than an Inch of Rain — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (506+ words) The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 7, 2026 — The Grasshopper Fire has reached 91% containment after more than an inch of rain soaked portions of the nearly 94,000-acre fire, dramatically reducing fire behavior but creating muddy roads, falling-rock hazards and conditions too dangerous for crews…...
Rain Gives Grasshopper Fire Crews an Assist, but Brings New Hazards — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
1+ week, 4+ day ago (528+ words) The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 2, 2026 — Rain, sharply cooler temperatures and gusty winds swept across the Grasshopper Fire Wednesday, giving firefighters an assist against stubborn pockets of heat but creating new hazards from weakened trees and potentially muddy backcountry roads. The 93,972-acre…...
Wasco County Eases Grasshopper Fire Evacuations as Heavy Rain Approaches — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
1+ week, 5+ day ago (634+ words) The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 1, 2026 — Fire activity remained relatively quiet on the 93,972-acre Grasshopper Fire Tuesday as Wasco County downgraded evacuation notices and firefighters prepared for a significant change in the weather that could bring substantial rain to the fire beginning…...
Grasshopper Fire Jumps to 83% Containment as Crews Eye Coming Rain — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
1+ week, 6+ day ago (621+ words) The Dalles, Ore., Aug. 31, 2026 — Firefighters have pushed containment of the Grasshopper Fire to 83%, breaking a more than weeklong stretch at 76%, as crews increasingly shift toward mop-up and repairing damage left by weeks of firefighting. The fire was reported Monday at…...
Grasshopper Fire Crews Gain Ground in Boulder Creek as Rain Enters Forecast — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
2+ week, 2+ day ago (489+ words) The Dalles, Ore., Aug. 28, 2026 — Firefighters gained ground on the stubborn southwest corner of the Grasshopper Fire Thursday as the 93,886-acre blaze continued to hold at 76% containment, while forecasters are now pointing to the possibility of rain by the middle of…...
New Team Takes Command of Grasshopper Fire near Mt. Hood as Low Humidity Challenges Crews — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
2+ week, 6+ day ago (477+ words) A new incident management team took command of the Grasshopper Fire and gave the morning briefing this morning in Tygh Valley. The Dalles, Ore., Aug. 24, 2026 — A new incident management team took command of the Grasshopper Fire Monday as firefighters continued…...
Grasshopper Fire holds at 76% containment as crews strengthen southwest perimeter — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (592+ words) The Dalles, Ore., Aug. 23, 2026 — Firefighters continued strengthening containment lines and targeting pockets of heat over the weekend on the Grasshopper Fire, with the most significant remaining fire activity concentrated in the southwest corner. The fire was estimated at 93,693 acres Sunday…...
Grasshopper Fire Reaches 76% Containment as Crews Continue Mop-Up, Highway 35 Work — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
3+ week, 2+ day ago (709+ words) The Dalles, Ore., Aug. 21, 2026 — The Grasshopper Fire has grown to 93,365 acres and reached 76% containment as firefighters continue mop-up, suppression repair and efforts to strengthen containment lines across the fire area. There are 1,832 personnel assigned to the fire. Fire officials said…...
Grasshopper Fire reaches 66% containment as evacuations ease, Pine Hollow reopens — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
3+ week, 3+ day ago (743+ words) The Dalles, Ore., Aug. 20, 2026 — Pine Hollow Reservoir has reopened, evacuation levels have been lifted or reduced across portions of Wasco, Hood River and Clackamas counties, and the Red Cross shelter in The Dalles has closed as nearly 1,900 firefighters continue working…...