Started on Aug 21, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Location
- 1 miles west of Binger, OK
- People working on it
- 6 people
- Complexity
- Type 4 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
- What's burning
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- How it's behaving
- MinimalCreeping — Moves slowly, hugging the ground.Backing — Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Glossary: what each term means
Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.
Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.
Moves slowly, hugging the ground.
Spreads with low, steady flames.
Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.
Fast and unpredictable.
Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.
Grows along the sides, not head-on.
Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.
Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.
Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.
Whole trees flaring up like torches.
Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.
Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.
Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.
The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.
The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.
Burning for 14 days with an average daily growth of approximately 26 acres, the Sugar Creek Fire has scorched 370 acres of private land near Binger, Oklahoma, in Caddo County. Situated just 1 miles west of Binger, the incident has reached 100 percent containment with the efforts of 6 personnel under a Type 4 Incident management structure led by a Type 4 IC.
Fire behavior on the scene is currently characterized as minimal, creeping, and backing within tall grass fuels measuring 2.5 feet. The cost of managing this incident has reached $100,000.
This fire occurs against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Across the country, a total of 3,177,542 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the current year 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 26 days. So far it has affected roughly 370 acres — about 1.5 km². The perimeter is 100% contained.
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 3,226,886 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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