Pat'S Cabin Fire (Oregon)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 1 Miles E from town, OR
- Complex
- Rowe Creek Complex
- Cause
- Natural
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Behavior
- Active
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning through timber with grass and understory within Wheeler County, the Pat'S Cabin Fire near Fossil, Oregon, has reached 100 percent containment after a 25-day run that saw it expand at an average daily growth of approximately 31 acres per day. Managed under a Type 5 Incident structure by the Bureau of Land Management on federal land, the natural-caused blaze ultimately consumed 772 acres of timber, accumulating a total cost of $50,000.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 2,799,726 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 49 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 47 days. So far it has affected roughly 772 acres — about 3.1 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 3,150,304 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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