Big Rock Fire (OK)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 7 Miles SE from Bixby, OK
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 3
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private land in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, the Big Rock Fire has reached full containment after spreading across 200 acres over an 11-day period, averaging approximately 18 acres of daily growth. Located seven miles southeast of Bixby, the incident was managed by a Type 5 Incident Command team consisting of just three personnel.
With fire behavior currently reported as minimal and the cause attributed to human activity, the fire burned through two-foot brush while accumulating a total suppression cost of $3,500. The wider regional context shows that 2,866,952 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure 48 percent below the two-decade average during a typical fire season that runs from June to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 11 days. So far it has affected roughly 200 acres — about 0.8 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 2,866,952 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 48% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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