0494 AKAWA BUTTE Fire (OR)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 12 Miles NW from TERREBONE, OR
- Personnel
- 33
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Active
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Spreading across 3,200 acres of private timberland, the 0494 AKAWA BUTTE Fire remains active 12 miles northwest of Terrebonne, Oregon. Since its ignition on July 16, 2026, the blaze has triggered 14 heat detections within the last 48 hours, signaling ongoing expansion through the Jefferson County landscape.
A Type 4 incident management team, supported by 33 personnel, is currently overseeing suppression efforts for this fire, which has already incurred $150,000 in costs. Despite active fire behavior in the litter and understory, containment remains at zero percent as crews work to manage the incident.
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