Olive Butte Fire (OR)

Active · 0% contained · 1,642 acres · started 2026-07-08 · updated 2026-07-13

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

The Olive Butte Fire, burning for five days in Grant County, Oregon, is currently expanding at an average rate of 328 acres per day. Located 34 miles southwest of Baker City, the blaze has consumed 1,642 acres of federal timberland, with satellite sensors detecting 17 heat signatures in the vicinity over the last 48 hours. The fire remains active, exhibiting complex behaviors including flanking, group torching, and long-range spotting.

Managed by a Complex Incident Management Team as a Type 2 Incident, the fire is currently zero percent contained. The USFS reports the natural-cause blaze has incurred costs totaling $3,720,083 as crews work to address the fire's movement through heavy litter and understory.