McCulley Fire, Oregon

The McCulley Fire burned in Baker County, Oregon, about 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Baker City, Oregon. NASA began tracking it on August 22, 2026. Its latest size is 13,604 acres (5,505 hectares, 55 km²), about the size of Manhattan, or about 10,306 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after August 22.
Containment and crews
According to the national interagency fire record, it is 91 percent contained, with 63 firefighters and support staff assigned.
Its cause is listed as natural.
Fire behavior reported: minimal.
The orange outline on the map is the fire’s mapped perimeter.
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.
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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