Hoag Fire, Moro, Oregon — Map & Containment

Hoag Fire, Moro, Oregon — Sentinel-2 true color

Hoag Fire, Moro, Oregon — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Key facts

Source: NIFC

Location20 miles north of Condon, OR

ComplexHay Creek Complex

CauseNatural

What's burningShort Grass (1 foot)

How it's behavingActiveTorching — 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.

ComplexityType 3 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.

JurisdictionPrivate land

Cost so far$800,000

Glossary: what each term means

Minimal

Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.

Smoldering

Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.

Creeping

Moves slowly, hugging the ground.

Moderate

Spreads with low, steady flames.

Active

Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.

Extreme

Fast and unpredictable.

Running

Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.

Flanking

Grows along the sides, not head-on.

Backing

Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.

Crowning

Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.

Short Crown Runs

Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.

Torching

Whole trees flaring up like torches.

Isolated Torching

Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.

Group Torching

Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.

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.

Wind Driven Runs

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.

The story so far

Burning across 50,224 acres of private short grass near Moro, Oregon, the Hoag Fire has maintained an active presence 20 miles north of Condon in Gilliam County. Over a 25-day span, the incident has averaged approximately 2,009 acres of daily growth, while satellites detected a single heat signature over a 48-hour period. Fire behavior has remained active with torching and spotting observed in the terrain.

The Type 3 Incident is managed by a Type 3 IC, supported by 24 personnel to oversee the natural-cause fire. Operations have successfully brought the containment to 100 percent while accumulating a total cost of $800,000.

This event unfolds within the region's typical fire season spanning from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 2,761,076 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 50% below the two-decade average.