Sugar Creek Fire (OK)
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 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
- 1 Miles W from Binger, OK
- Personnel
- 100
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Active, Flanking, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning through 2.5-foot tall grass on private land, the active Sugar Creek Fire has consumed 370 acres located one mile west of Binger, Oklahoma, in Caddo County. Satellites are picking up two heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire as it exhibits active, flanking, and backing behavior. First reported on August 21, 2026, the incident is currently 10 percent contained and managed by a Type 4 IC.
A total of 100 personnel have been assigned to the Type 4 incident, with suppression costs reaching $100,000. While local crews work containment lines, the broader fire year paints a less severe picture nationally. Across the country, 2,970,412 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a 46 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average. Oklahoma's regional fire season typically runs from June to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 370 acres — about 1.5 km². Crews have contained 10% 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.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 2,982,133 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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