WILDFIRE2,849 ACRES

Bunker Fire, Arkansas

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Map: Bunker Fire, Arkansas

The Bunker Fire burned in Calhoun County, Arkansas, about 2 miles (3 km) east of East Camden, AR. NASA began tracking it on September 14, 2026. Its latest size is 2,849 acres (1,153 hectares, 12 km²), about 20 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 2,158 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after September 14.

Size2,849 acres
Hectares1,153 ha
Area11.5 km² · 4.5 mi²
Contained100%
Personnel1
CauseUndetermined (remarks required)
DiscoveredSep 14, 2026
Tracked sinceSep 14, 2026
Tracked for1 day
Location33.58°N 92.60°W
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Containment and crews

According to the national interagency fire record, it is 100 percent contained, fully under control, with 1 firefighters and support staff assigned.

Its cause is listed as undetermined (remarks required).

Fire behavior reported: minimal.

It was declared out on October 19, 2026.

The orange outline on the map is the fire’s mapped perimeter.

Seen from space

Satellite picture, When tracking began · September 14, 2026
When tracking began · September 14, 2026
Satellite picture, Latest · October 13, 2026
Latest · October 13, 2026

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.

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.

Did you know?

Fires that make weather. Big fires can build their own towering clouds (pyrocumulus), and sometimes even their own thunderstorms.

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