Gracemont Fire, Oklahoma (2026)

This fire in numbersDay 2

543Hectares1,341Acres2Days burning

Containment0%

Started on Sep 13, 2026. 100% of the perimeter still to contain.

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🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

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Quick facts

Location: 6 miles east of Binger, OK
People working on it: 81 people
Complexity: Type 4 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
What's burning: Timber (Grass and Understory)
How it's behaving: ExtremeWind Driven Runs — The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.Crowning — Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.
Jurisdiction: Private land

Glossary: what each term means

Minimal

Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.

Smoldering

Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.

Creeping

Moves slowly, hugging the ground.

Moderate

Spreads with low, steady flames.

Active

Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.

Extreme

Fast and unpredictable.

Running

Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.

Flanking

Grows along the sides, not head-on.

Backing

Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.

Crowning

Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.

Short Crown Runs

Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.

Torching

Whole trees flaring up like torches.

Isolated Torching

Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.

Group Torching

Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.

Spotting

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.

Wind Driven Runs

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.

Driven by extreme winds and crowning in timber with grass and understory, the active Gracemont Fire has expanded across Caddo County, Oklahoma, located six miles east of Binger. Satellites are picking up thirteen heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the wind-driven runs. Management of the incident falls under a Type 4 IC with 81 personnel assigned to the 1,341-acre blaze.

Burning on private land, the fire exhibits extreme behavior. The incident has accumulated costs totaling $50,000 since it started on September 13, 2026, and currently maintains zero percent containment.

This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 3,216,670 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 41% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,341 acres — about 5.4 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.