Egypt Fire (Oregon)
Started on Jul 16, 2026.
United States todayLive
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🟤 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
- 12 Miles N from Riley, OR
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 3
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping, Isolated Torching
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning for 49 days across Harney County, Oregon, the 4,553-acre Egypt Fire near Riley has advanced at an approximate daily rate of 93 acres per day. Though now fully contained, the natural-cause federal USFS incident—managed by a Type 4 IC with a Type 3 complexity and just 3 personnel—has incurred a cost of $4,704,662.
Fire behavior on the timber and understory fuels has featured minimal activity, smoldering, creeping, and isolated torching. This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Across the broader national landscape, 3,169,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 56 days. So far it has affected roughly 4,553 acres — about 18 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 3,201,049 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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