Brushy Creek Fire (Oklahoma)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 7 Miles NE from Blanco, OK
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 4
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Behavior
- Active, Flanking, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across 208 acres of private land in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, the active Brushy Creek Fire is located seven miles northeast of Blanco. Satellites are picking up a low heat signature with one heat detection over the last 48 hours, while crews on the ground report active, flanking, and backing fire behavior within hardwood litter. Management of the incident is currently handled by a Type 4 Incident Commander directing a minimal response force of four personnel.
The human-caused fire has reached 50 percent containment with suppression costs totaling $15,180. This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader wildfire landscape shows 3,126,257 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 43 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 208 acres — about 0.8 km². About 50% 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 3,126,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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