Alexander Trail Fire, Oklahoma

The Alexander Trail Fire burned in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Nashoba, Oklahoma. NASA began tracking it on August 30, 2026. Its latest size is 1,400 acres (567 hectares, 6 km²), about 10 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 1,061 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after August 30.
Seen from space


True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.
Did you know?
Lahaina, 2023. The August 2023 wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii killed about 100 people, the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century.
Fire size and location from NASA EONET and the National Interagency Fire Center’s incident records (IRWIN, WFIGS). For evacuations and closures, follow local officials and InciWeb.
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