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August 30, 2025 - Emigrant Wildfire Expands in Oregon
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On August 24, 2025, a lightning strike ignited dry timber in a remote area about three miles southwest of Indigo Springs Campground in the Willamette National Forest. Dry, hot conditions, winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour (64.4 km/h), and dead and downed woody debris with abundant snags set the stage for rapid expansion of the fire. By August 26, the Emigrant Fire showed aggressive growth and exploded to cover 6,000 acres.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image of the Emigrant Fire in the central Cascades region of Oregon on August 28. Actively burning fires are marked in red.
At the time the image was captured, dense smoke poured from the fire and blew generally northeast. By August 29, the nearby town of Bend was covered with a gray haze, according to local media. In addition, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for southern Deschutes and Klamath Counties because of smoke from the Emigrant Fire.
According to the Emigrant Fire Daily Update published on InciWeb on August 29, the fire had reached 16,372 acres in size and was 0 percent contained. The response includes more than 500 responders, 16 crews, 7 aircraft, 2 fixed wings, and 2 UAS. Containment is expected on 11/15/2025. The Emigrant Fire is the second largest active fire in Oregon, behind only the 23,380-acre Flat Fire.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 8/28/2025
Resolutions:
1km (90 KB), 500m (292 KB), 250m (835.3 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
On August 24, 2025, a lightning strike ignited dry timber in a remote area about three miles southwest of Indigo Springs Campground in the Willamette National Forest. Dry, hot conditions, winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour (64.4 km/h), and dead and downed woody debris with abundant snags set the stage for rapid expansion of the fire. By August 26, the Emigrant Fire showed aggressive growth and exploded to cover 6,000 acres.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image of the Emigrant Fire in the central Cascades region of Oregon on August 28. Actively burning fires are marked in red.
At the time the image was captured, dense smoke poured from the fire and blew generally northeast. By August 29, the nearby town of Bend was covered with a gray haze, according to local media. In addition, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for southern Deschutes and Klamath Counties because of smoke from the Emigrant Fire.
According to the Emigrant Fire Daily Update published on InciWeb on August 29, the fire had reached 16,372 acres in size and was 0 percent contained. The response includes more than 500 responders, 16 crews, 7 aircraft, 2 fixed wings, and 2 UAS. Containment is expected on 11/15/2025. The Emigrant Fire is the second largest active fire in Oregon, behind only the 23,380-acre Flat Fire.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 8/28/2025
Resolutions:
1km (90 KB), 500m (292 KB), 250m (835.3 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
