Alexander Trail Fire (Oklahoma)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 5 Miles W from Nashoba, OK
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 7
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Extreme, Group Torching, Spotting
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Driven by extreme behavior including group torching and spotting in timber litter and understory, the 1,250-acre Alexander Trail Fire is currently active five miles west of Nashoba, Oklahoma, in Pushmataha County. Satellites are picking up fourteen heat detections over the past forty-eight hours across this private land, mapping the spread of a human-caused blaze that has reached 10 percent containment since it started on August 29, 2026.
A Type 4 Incident managed by a Type 4 IC with a small team of seven personnel is tackling the flames, which are burning through a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October. This local event unfolds against a broader national backdrop, as 3,133,897 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 43 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,250 acres — about 5.1 km². Crews have contained 10% 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 3,133,897 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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