0500 COYOTE Fire (OR)

Ended · 0% contained · 2,000 acres · started 2026-07-16 · updated 2026-07-18

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Expanding at a rate of approximately 1,000 acres per day, the 0500 COYOTE Fire has consumed 2,000 acres of federal land in Crook County, Oregon, over the past 48 hours. Located four miles south of Post, the blaze is currently exhibiting extreme behavior characterized by torching in two-foot brush, with satellite sensors detecting 32 distinct heat signatures across the fire area.

As a Type 4 incident managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the active fire remains at zero percent containment. Eight personnel are currently assigned to the blaze, which has incurred estimated suppression costs of $100,000 since it ignited on July 16, 2026.