Green Mountain Fire (Oregon)
Started on Jul 24, 2026.
United States todayLive
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Fire (SWIR)
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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
- 11 Miles N from Prineville, OR
- Complex
- Rowe Creek Complex
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 114
- Complexity
- Type 1 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Extreme, Torching, Running
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning through timber litter and understory on federal land managed by the USFS, the Green Mountain Fire in Crook County, Oregon, has reached 100 percent containment after a 17-day campaign. Located 11 miles north of Prineville, the wildfire burned a total of 2,136 acres with an average daily growth of approximately 126 acres per day. Fire behavior was marked by extreme conditions, including torching and running. Satellites detected 48 heat signatures nearby over a recent 48-hour period.
The incident was managed by a Complex Incident Management Team directing 114 personnel under a Type 1 Incident designation, with total costs reaching $155,700. The natural-start wildfire began on July 24, 2026, and burned during a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October. This fire unfolded within a broader national context where 2,799,726 hectares have 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 49 days. So far it has affected roughly 2,136 acres — about 8.6 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 3,207,126 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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