Salmon Fire (OR)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 34 Miles SW from Baker City, OR
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 31
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Creeping, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning across federal timber and understory land managed by the USFS, the active Salmon Fire has consumed 1,433 acres 34 miles southwest of Baker City, Oregon, near John Day in Grant County. Having burned for 33 days since its natural ignition on July 8, 2026, the fire has maintained an approximate average daily growth of 43 acres per day and is currently 90 percent contained.
Current fire behavior is characterized as minimal, creeping, with isolated torching and smoldering. The incident is managed by a Type 3 Team with a complexity of Type 3 Incident, utilizing 134 personnel, and has accumulated a total cost of $37,809,77.
This event occurs within the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. On a broader scale, a total of 2,799,726 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, placing the national burned area 49 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 48 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,433 acres — about 5.8 km². At 90% containment, the fire is nearly under control.
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 3,005,648 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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