Snake Mountain Fire (OK)

Active · 15% contained · 647 acres · started 2026-08-13 · updated 2026-08-14

Snake Mountain Fire (OK) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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).

Quick facts

Location: 3 Miles E from Nashoba, OK
Cause: Human
Personnel: 11
Complexity: Type 4 Incident
Fuel: Timber (Litter and Understory)
Behavior: Extreme, Long-range Spotting, Backing
Jurisdiction: Private land

Burning across 647 acres of private timber land in Pushmataha County, the active Snake Mountain Fire is located 3 miles east from Nashoba, Oklahoma, and has reached 15 percent containment. Fire behavior is characterized as extreme, featuring long-range spotting and backing through timber litter and understory. Satellites are picking up 11 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent of the fire's spread. Operations are currently being managed as a Type 4 incident by a Type 4 IC, utilizing a total of 11 personnel.

The human-caused blaze, which started on August 13, 2026, has incurred a suppression cost of $20,163. This event occurs within a regional fire season that typically runs from June to October. On a broader national scale, 2,902,022 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 47 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 647 acres — about 2.6 km². Crews have contained 15% 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.