Henry Fire (Oregon)
Started on Jul 16, 2026. 2% of the perimeter still to contain.
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 5 Miles S from PAULINA GUARD STATION, OR
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 45
- Complexity
- Type 1 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning for 58 days across Crook, Oregon, the active Henry Fire five miles south of the Paulina Guard Station has expanded to 29,844 acres on private land, averaging approximately 515 acres per day since its natural ignition on July 16, 2026. Despite its extensive footprint, current fire behavior on the short grass fuel bed is minimal, characterized by smoldering and backing.
Suppression efforts involving 31 personnel and a Type 1 Incident managed by a Complex Incident Management Team have successfully brought containment to 98 percent, with total costs reaching $1,872,597. The regional fire season typically spans from June to October, aligning with the timing of this incident.
Nationwide, the broader landscape reveals that 3,207,126 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 41% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 59 days. So far it has affected roughly 29,844 acres — about 121 km². At 98% containment, the fire is nearly under control.
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 3,213,890 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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