2690 Fire (OK)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 4 Miles E from Gracemont, OK
- Personnel
- 79
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Active, Flanking, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning through 2.5-foot tall grass on private land, the active 2690 Fire has scorched 900 acres located four miles east of Gracemont, Oklahoma, in Caddo County. Satellites over the past 48 hours have picked up six heat detections near the perimeter, illustrating the current footprint of the blaze as it exhibits active, flanking, and backing behavior.
First reported on August 20, 2026, the incident is managed by a Type 4 Incident Commander directing 79 personnel who have achieved 15 percent containment. Suppression efforts thus far have accumulated costs totaling $55,000 for this Type 4 Incident.
This event unfolds within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader wildfire landscape shows 2,970,412 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 46 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 900 acres — about 3.6 km². Crews have contained 15% of the perimeter, but most of the fire line is still open.
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 2,970,412 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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