Second Flat Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 27, 2026 17:05 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The Second Flat wildfire, located in Harney County, Oregon, was discovered on July 24, 2026, and is a natural fire under the jurisdiction of the BLM. By early August, the blaze had expanded to 105,464 acres and was 76% contained, with 448 personnel on the scene. Over the following weeks the fire grew modestly to 105,854 acres, reaching 95% containment by August 19 and 99% by August 24, while personnel numbers fell to 77. The fire remained largely minimal and smoldering, with single tree torching noted, and by October 27 it was fully contained at 100% with only 3 personnel remaining on the scene. The estimated cost of suppression efforts totaled $21,577,379.

Official source description: 6 Miles NE from Riley, OR

Recorded Fire Progression

Historical observations from incident reports, not a live forecast. Acreage and containment can decrease when agencies correct their estimates.

Latest available source report: Oct 27, 2026 16:49 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 390 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 24.0 percentage points, from 76.0% (Aug 6, 2026) to 100.0% (Oct 27, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 13 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.