Mccully Fire (Oregon)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 22 Miles NW from Baker City, OR
- Personnel
- 971
- Complexity
- Type 2 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Creeping, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning across 13,501 acres of federal timberland in Baker County, Oregon, the Mccully Fire is currently demonstrating minimal, creeping, and smoldering behavior within litter and understory fuels as it reaches its fourteenth day. Located 22 miles northwest of Baker City, the active wildfire has sustained an average daily growth of approximately 964 acres per day since its ignition on August 22, 2026.
Suppression efforts directed by the USFS and a Complex Incident Management Team involve a substantial response force of 971 personnel operating under a Type 2 Incident classification. These crews have successfully established a 25 percent containment line around the perimeter, working to fully secure the incident despite mounting operational costs that have reached $21,700,000.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader fire landscape reflects a different pace, with 3,177,542 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 14 days. So far it has affected roughly 13,501 acres — about 55 km². Crews have contained 25% 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 3,178,795 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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