Coleman Creek Fire (Oregon)
Started on Jul 25, 2026. 1% of the perimeter still to contain.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 8 Miles E from Juntura, OR
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 9
- Complexity
- Type 2 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Single Tree Torching
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning across Harney County, Oregon, the Coleman Creek Fire has forged a massive footprint of 308,863 acres over 28 days, expanding at an approximate average rate of 11,031 acres per day since its natural ignition on July 25, 2026. Situated eight miles east of Juntura, the active Federal blaze on Bureau of Land Management land is currently 99 percent contained, exhibiting minimal, smoldering, and single tree torching behavior within short grass fuels standing one foot tall.
A dedicated force of 40 personnel, operating under a Type 3 Team with a Type 2 Incident complexity designation, continues suppression efforts that have accumulated total costs of $12,837,188. This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader context reveals that 2,970,412 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 46 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 48 days. So far it has affected roughly 308,863 acres — about 1,250 km². At 99% containment, the fire is nearly under control.
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 3,207,126 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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