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Second Flat Fire

Possible damage: Fire

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Active wildfires

Updated
High significance Active 85% contained Harney, Oregon · Last updated · source: NASA EONET

Evacuations in effect for this event

  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-HAR-HCU-034-CFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-HAR-HCU-034-FFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-HAR-HCU-037-FFire
  • Evacuation orderUS-OR-HAR-HCU-067-BFire
  • Evacuation warningUS-OR-HAR-HCU-034-GFire
  • Evacuation warningUS-OR-HAR-HCU-037-BFire
  • Evacuation warningUS-OR-HAR-HCU-067-EFire
  • Evacuation warningUS-OR-HAR-HCU-37J-BFire
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-HAR-HCU-037-AFire
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-HAR-HCU-037-CFire
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-HAR-HCU-037-GFire
  • Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-HAR-HCU-037-IFire
  • +6 more zones in effect

Live from Oregon OEM · as of . Zones can change quickly — follow your local sheriff / emergency management for instructions.

The Second Flat fire began on July 24 in Harney, Oregon, and has burned 76,958 acres with 5 percent containment as of the latest report. Homes in the affected area face the immediate threat of fire damage as the cause remains undetermined.

Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.

Type
Wildfires
Official size
105,464 acres
Containment
85%
Cause
Natural
Began
Status
Ongoing

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Affected area map

The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Harney, Oregon), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.

Interactive affected-area map

Harney, Oregon · ≈ 170 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

reported perimeter · evacuation zones (dashed): order warning / shelter advisory

View the timeline — how the reported area changed

Official size & containment

Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.

  1. 105,464 acres ±0 85% contained
  2. 105,464 acres ±0 77% contained
  3. 105,464 acres ±0 77% contained
  4. 105,464 acres ±0 76% contained
  5. 105,464 acres ±0 55% contained
  6. 105,464 acres +2 55% contained
  7. 105,462 acres +30 55% contained
  8. 105,432 acres +238 40% contained
Show 9 earlier observations
  1. 105,194 acres +1,735 20% contained
  2. 103,459 acres +533 18% contained
  3. 102,926 acres +1,949 18% contained
  4. 100,977 acres +8,534 18% contained
  5. 92,443 acres ±0 6% contained
  6. 92,443 acres +5,939 6% contained
  7. 86,504 acres +9,546 5% contained
  8. 76,958 acres ±0 5% contained
  9. 76,958 acres 5% contained

Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.

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Latest updates

Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.

  1. Incident update InciWeb

    Second Flat

    A storm moved through northern Harney County on July 22, 2026, yielding hundreds of positive lightning strikes. The Second Flat Fire was discovered on the afternoon of July 24, 2026. Initial attack resources from the Burns Interagency Fire Zone and the Egypt Fire responded promptly but were unable to contain the fast-moving wildfire as it spread over twelve miles in seven hours. Priorities remain public and firefighter safety, private lands, and critical infrastructure. Firefighters are working the fire as directly as possible to protect these values at risk, using both ground resources and multiple helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.

    Read the full update at InciWeb ↗

Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.

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