Mitchell Springs Fire (Oregon)
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 8 Miles NW from MCDERMITT, OR
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 75
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Flanking
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning across 5,444 acres of federal brush land in Malheur County, Oregon, the active Mitchell Springs Fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 1,815 acres per day over its three days burning. Located eight miles northwest of McDermitt, the Type 4 incident is currently 25 percent contained under the management of a Type 3 Incident Commander.
Fire behavior on the scene is characterized as moderate, smoldering, and flanking within two-foot brush fuels. Operations are supported by 89 personnel working under the Bureau of Land Management, with total costs reaching $490,000.
This natural-cause fire unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 3,126,257 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 43 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Oregon for 4 days. In total it burned about 5,444 acres — around 22 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 3,185,593 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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