Started on Aug 13, 2026.
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Quick facts
- Location
- 1 miles west of Rogue River, OR
- People working on it
- 148 people
- Complexity
- Type 1 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
- What's burning
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- How it's behaving
- MinimalSmoldering — Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.Torching — Whole trees flaring up like torches.
- Jurisdiction
- State · Private land
Glossary: what each term means
Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.
Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.
Moves slowly, hugging the ground.
Spreads with low, steady flames.
Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.
Fast and unpredictable.
Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.
Grows along the sides, not head-on.
Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.
Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.
Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.
Whole trees flaring up like torches.
Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.
Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.
Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.
The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.
The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.
Burning for 15 days near Rogue River, Oregon, the Fielder Mtn Fire has scorched 573 acres across private timberlands at an average daily growth of approximately 38 acres per day. The incident, managed by a Type 3 IC with 148 personnel, is currently 100% contained after operating as a Type 1 Incident.
Fire behavior on the Jackson County landscape has been observed as minimal, smoldering, and torching within timber, litter, and understory fuels. The total cost to suppress the state-agency-managed incident has reached $9,129,096 since it started on August 13, 2026.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, 3,126,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 43% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Oregon for 29 days. In total it burned about 573 acres — around 2.3 km².
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 3,288,995 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 40% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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