0433 BREWER Fire (OR)

Active · 0% contained · 5,000 acres · started 2026-07-15 · updated 2026-07-17

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Expanding at a rate of approximately 2,500 acres per day, the 0433 BREWER Fire has consumed 5,000 acres of private land in Jefferson County, Oregon, since igniting on July 15. Located 13 miles east of Madras, the blaze is currently exhibiting moderate, running, and backing behavior through short grass fuels. Satellite monitoring over the last 48 hours has identified seven distinct heat detections, signaling the fire's ongoing spread across the landscape.

As a Type 4 incident, the fire remains entirely uncontained with 33 personnel currently assigned to suppression efforts. Management is overseeing the response to the active blaze, which has incurred $150,000 in costs during its first two days of activity.