Hopkin Fire (Oregon)
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🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 15 Miles N from CONDON, OR
- Complex
- Hay Creek Complex
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 24
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Active, Torching
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across 11,366 acres of private land in Gilliam County, Oregon, the Hopkin Fire 15 miles north of Condon has maintained an active and torching fire behavior within short grass fuels. Having burned for 25 days with an average daily growth of approximately 455 acres per day, the Type 3 incident is managed by a Type 3 Incident Commander utilizing 24 personnel. The fire, which started on July 16, 2026, due to a natural cause, has now reached 100 percent containment at a cost of $800,000.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. On a broader scale, the national context indicates that 2,761,076 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the total burned area 50% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 45 days. So far it has affected roughly 11,366 acres — about 46 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 3,142,562 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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