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Brush Creek Fire (OK)

Active · 200 acres · started 2026-08-20 · updated 2026-08-21

Brush Creek Fire (OK) — NASA satellite

Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Quick facts

Location
Comanche County
Complexity
Type 4 Incident
Jurisdiction
USA · Federal land

Burning across 200 acres of federal land in Comanche, Oklahoma, the active Brush Creek Fire has prompted a Type 4 Incident response coordinated by the USA agency. Having started on August 20, 2026, the fire operates within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October.

Operational tracking reveals a limited thermal footprint in the area, with NASA FIRMS satellites registering only 3 heat detections over the past 48 hours to indicate the current extent of the fire's spread.

This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year that has seen 2,970,412 hectares burn so far in 2026, a figure that remains 46 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 200 acres — about 0.8 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 2,970,412 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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