Dennis Rock Fire (OK)
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 3 Miles E from Clayton, OK
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 13
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Behavior
- Minimal, Running
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private land in Pushmataha County, the Dennis Rock Fire near Clayton, Oklahoma, has sustained itself over a 14-day period, averaging an approximate growth of 24 acres per day through hardwood litter. Active burning was characterized by minimal and running behavior.
Satellites have recently detected 8 heat signatures near the footprint of the 333-acre incident. Having started from a natural cause, the operation involved 13 personnel under a Type 4 Incident management structure, ultimately achieving full containment.
Across the broader landscape, the typical fire season in the region runs from June to October. Meanwhile, national figures show that 2,902,022 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a level that is 47% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 14 days. So far it has affected roughly 333 acres — about 1.3 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 2,902,022 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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