B And O Fire (Washington)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 1 Miles SW from Okanogan, WA
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 200
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning for 19 days with an average daily growth of approximately 145 acres per day, the 2,762-acre B AND O Fire near Okanogan, Washington, has now reached 100 percent containment under the management of a Type 3 Team. Human activity sparked the blaze on July 9, 2026, which ultimately burned across private lands through two-foot brush.
With 200 personnel assigned to the Type 3 Incident, the fire behavior is currently characterized as minimal, smoldering, and backing. Total costs to suppress the human-caused fire in Okanogan County have reached $2,802,581.84.
In context
This wildfire burned in Washington for 30 days. In total it burned about 2,762 acres — around 11 km².
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 3,068,903 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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