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Crumb Creek Fire (Oklahoma)

Active · 40% contained · 260 acres · started 2026-08-31 · updated 2026-09-02

Crumb Creek Fire (Oklahoma) — NASA satellite

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

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Quick facts

Location
2 Miles NW from Stanley, OK
Cause
Natural
Personnel
10
Complexity
Type 4 Incident
Fuel
Hardwood Litter
Behavior
Moderate, Backing, Creeping
Jurisdiction
Private land

Burning across private land 2 miles northwest of Stanley, Oklahoma, in Pushmataha County, the active Crumb Creek Fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 130 acres per day since it started on August 31, 2026. Satellites are picking up two heat signatures nearby in the last 48 hours, illustrating how far the 260-acre fire has spread. Fire behavior is currently characterized as moderate, backing, and creeping through hardwood litter. Despite these conditions, containment has reached 40 percent as crews work on the ground.

A modest contingent of 10 personnel is managing the incident, operating under a Type 4 IC and classified as a Type 4 Incident with a total cost of $5,698. The natural-caused blaze is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. This fire contributes to a broader national landscape where 3,161,746 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 260 acres — about 1.1 km². Crews have contained 40% of the perimeter, but most of the fire line is still open.

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 3,161,746 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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