Second Flat Fire (Oregon)
Started on Jul 24, 2026. 1% of the perimeter still to contain.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 6 Miles NE from Riley, OR
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 3
- Complexity
- Type 1 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Single Tree Torching
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning for 31 days with an average daily expansion of approximately 3,415 acres, the active Second Flat Fire near Riley, Oregon, has scorched 105,854 acres of federal land in Harney County while reaching 99 percent containment. Originating from a natural cause on July 24, 2026, the incident is currently managed by a Type 3 Team under a Type 1 Incident complexity, utilizing 77 personnel with suppression costs reaching $21,577,379.
Fire behavior on the Bureau of Land Management territory is characterized as minimal and smoldering with occasional single tree torching within timber, litter, and understory fuels. This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 2,993,191 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 45 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 49 days. So far it has affected roughly 105,854 acres — about 428 km². At 99% 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 3,207,126 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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