Brewer Fire (Oregon)

Burning for 26 days with an average daily growth of approximately 2,724 acres per day, the 70,821-acre Brewer Fire near Madras, Oregon, has finally reached 100 percent containment under the direction of a Complex Incident Management Team. Pushing through private land in Jefferson County, the Type 1 Incident was fueled by one-foot short grass and driven by extreme, torching, spotting, and running fire behavior.

The natural-caused blaze required a substantial response involving 1,111 personnel and accumulating a total cost of $18,126,785. This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. On a broader scale, 2,761,076 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 50 percent below the two-decade average.