Woodrat Mountain Fire (OR)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 6 Miles S from Jacksonville, OR
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 164
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Short-range Spotting
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning for eight days with an average daily expansion of approximately 35 acres, the active Woodrat Mountain Fire spans 282 acres of federal timber, grass, and understory six miles south of Jacksonville, Oregon, within Jackson County. Managed under a Type 4 Incident Command with 164 personnel assigned, the human-caused fire behavior currently exhibits minimal activity, smoldering, and short-range spotting. Suppression efforts have achieved 60 percent containment on the incident, which has accumulated costs totaling $1,700,000 under the direction of the Bureau of Land Management as a Type 3 Incident.
This regional incident unfolds against the broader backdrop of the country's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. Across the nation, 2,902,022 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 47 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Oregon for 8 days. So far it has affected roughly 282 acres — about 1.1 km². About 60% of the perimeter is contained — over half is secured, though hotspots remain.
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 2,902,022 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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