Started on Aug 25, 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
- 15 miles northwest of Hochatown, OK
- People working on it
- 3 people
- Complexity
- Type 5 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
- What's burning
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- How it's behaving
- MinimalSmoldering — Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.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 across private timberlands featuring grass and understory, the West Glover Fire in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, has been fully contained after a 22-day campaign. Located 15 miles northwest of Hochatown, the 499-acre fire averaged an approximate daily growth of 23 acres while generating suppressed fire behavior characterized as minimal, smoldering, and backing.
Operations to secure the perimeter were managed by a Type 4 Incident Command structure utilizing a modest contingent of three personnel. Total suppression costs for the incident reached $1.4 million. This event unfolded within the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.
Nationwide, the broader context of the 2026 fire year shows 3,226,886 hectares burned so far, tracking 41% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Oklahoma for 29 days. In total it burned about 499 acres — around 2.0 km².
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 3,362,441 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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