Tram Trail Fire, Oklahoma (2026)

This fire in numbersDay 3

263Hectares650Acres3Days burning

Containment10%

Started on Sep 13, 2026. 90% of the perimeter still to contain.

United States todayLive

108Active561Hotspots 48h1.4 MHectares

Last 7 days · steady

All United States wildfires

Tram Trail Fire (Oklahoma) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

Active fires nearby2 · 100 km

38KM EWest Glover Fire499 acres · 85% contained 69KM WAtoka Lake Fire720 acres · 25% contained

Within 100 kmSee on map →

Quick facts

Location: 6 miles northeast of Rattan, OK
Cause: Human
People working on it: 10 people
Complexity: Type 4 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
What's burning: Timber (Litter and Understory)
How it's behaving: ExtremeWind Driven Runs — The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.
Jurisdiction: Private land

Glossary: what each term means

Minimal

Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.

Smoldering

Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.

Creeping

Moves slowly, hugging the ground.

Moderate

Spreads with low, steady flames.

Active

Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.

Extreme

Fast and unpredictable.

Running

Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.

Flanking

Grows along the sides, not head-on.

Backing

Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.

Crowning

Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.

Short Crown Runs

Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.

Torching

Whole trees flaring up like torches.

Isolated Torching

Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.

Group Torching

Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.

Spotting

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.

Wind Driven Runs

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.

Driven by extreme winds, the human-caused Tram Trail Fire has rapidly expanded to 800 acres over its first two days of burning in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, averaging approximately 400 acres per day. Located six miles northeast of Rattan, the active blaze is currently uncontained and exhibiting extreme fire behavior through timber, litter, and understory on private land.

Satellites are picking up five heat detections near the perimeter over the last 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front. Ten personnel operating under a Type 4 Incident Command and Type 4 IC management are assigned to suppress the wind-driven runs.

The incident unfolds within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 3,216,925 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 41 percent below the two-decade average. Operations for this particular fire have accumulated a cost of 11304 USD.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Oklahoma for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 650 acres — about 2.6 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.