Burnt Creek Fire (Oregon)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 23 Miles N from Enterprise, OR
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 8
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning across 4,169 acres of federal timber and grass understory in Wallowa County, Oregon, the Burnt Creek Fire has maintained a presence 23 miles north of Enterprise for 48 days, averaging an expansion of approximately 87 acres per day. The Type 4 incident is now 100 percent contained under the management of eight personnel and a Type 4 Incident Commander on behalf of the USFS, exhibiting minimal and smoldering fire behavior.
The natural-caused blaze has accumulated suppression costs totaling $15,900,000. Nationally, the broader wildfire landscape reveals a contrasting picture: 3,172,718 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure 42% below the two-decade average for a typical fire season that spans from June to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 51 days. So far it has affected roughly 4,169 acres — about 17 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 3,178,795 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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