B.B Fire (OK)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 6 Miles NE from Foraker, OK
- Personnel
- 21
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Active, Running
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning through 2.5-foot tall grass on private land, the active B.B Fire in Osage County, Oklahoma, has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 1,152 acres per day over its two days burning, now totaling 2,304 acres six miles northeast of Foraker. Satellites have registered two heat detections over the past 48 hours near the fire, which exhibits active, running fire behavior.
Firefighting efforts are currently being led by a Type 4 Incident Commander directing 21 personnel, who have achieved 60 percent containment on the incident at a cost of $25,000.
This incident occurs within a broader national landscape where 2,664,784 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 51% below the two-decade average during a typical fire season that spans from June to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 3 days. So far it has affected roughly 2,304 acres — about 9.3 km². About 60% of the perimeter is contained — over half is secured, though hotspots remain.
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 2,702,782 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 51% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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