Started on Jul 24, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Location
- 4 miles south of Warm Springs, OR
- People working on it
- 75 people
- Complexity
- Type 3 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
- What's burning
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- How it's behaving
- Extreme, Long-range SpottingRunning — Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.
- Jurisdiction
- BIA · Federal land
Glossary: what each term means
Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.
Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.
Moves slowly, hugging the ground.
Spreads with low, steady flames.
Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.
Fast and unpredictable.
Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.
Grows along the sides, not head-on.
Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.
Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.
Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.
Whole trees flaring up like torches.
Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.
Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.
Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.
The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.
The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.
Driven by extreme behavior, running activity, and long-range spotting, the Beachcomb Fire in Jefferson County, Oregon, burned across 13,648 acres of federal timber, grass, and understory over a 17-day span. Averaging an estimated 803 acres of growth per day, the fire advanced through terrain located four miles south of Warm Springs. The incident was managed by a Type 3 Team with 75 personnel addressing the front.
The fire started on July 24, 2026, under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a Type 3 Incident, eventually reaching a containment of 100 percent and costing $558,188 to suppress. This event unfolded during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 2,761,076 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 50 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 53 days. So far it has affected roughly 13,648 acres — about 55 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 3,216,925 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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