Grasshopper Fire Reaches 97% Containment as Crews Shift Toward Repair — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

Grasshopper Fire Reaches 97% Containment as Crews Shift Toward Repair — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

By Joshuah AlbertThe Dalles, Ore., Sept. 14, 2026 — The Grasshopper Fire reached 97% containment Monday as firefighters found little remaining heat across much of the nearly 94,000-acre burn area and increasingly shifted their efforts toward repairing roads, dozer lines and other damage left by weeks of firefighting. The lightning-caused fire was reported at 93,982 acres Monday with 282 personnel assigned.Rain, wind and cooler temperatures swep…