Started on Jul 15, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Location
- 15 miles east of MADRAS, OR
- Cause
- Natural
- People working on it
- 1,111 people
- Complexity
- Type 1 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
- What's burning
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- How it's behaving
- ExtremeTorching — Whole trees flaring up like torches.Spotting — Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.Running — Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Glossary: what each term means
Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.
Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.
Moves slowly, hugging the ground.
Spreads with low, steady flames.
Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.
Fast and unpredictable.
Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.
Grows along the sides, not head-on.
Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.
Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.
Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.
Whole trees flaring up like torches.
Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.
Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.
Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.
The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.
The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.
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.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 62 days. So far it has affected roughly 70,821 acres — about 287 km². The perimeter is 100% contained.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,216,925 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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