Don’t name your new WNBA team Portland Fire if you aren’t prepared to have your welcome party during a heat wave. It might not be a universal lesson, but it was an important one learned, possibly too late,

The Portland Fire announced its name and new logo exclusively on "Good Morning America" as the team returns to the City of Roses for the 2026 WNBA season.

Portland's WNBA team revealed its name and logo Tuesday in an epic video, and the name will be a familiar one to fans. After all, Portland's previous WNBA team was also named the Fire, and they played three seasons from 2000 to 2002. The announcement came with a video that included a montage of locations in the city and old Fire highlights.