Bison Fire (Oklahoma)

Spanning 889 acres over eight days of burning, the active Bison Fire near Foraker and Elgin, Oklahoma, in Osage County continues to demand local resources as it grows at an approximate daily rate of 111 acres. Driven by tall grass standing 2.5 feet high, the fire behavior currently includes minimal activity alongside running and flanking fronts.

Eighty-five percent contained by a dedicated crew of eight personnel operating under a Type 4 Incident management structure and Type 4 Incident Commander, the human-caused blaze is burning entirely on private land. Suppression efforts to date have accumulated a cost of $35,000.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. On a national scale, the broader context shows that 3,133,897 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 43 percent below the two-decade average.