2026 Oconto County, Wisconsin Wildfires
Newest wildfires in Oconto County
Largest wildfires in Oconto County this season
All 2026 Oconto County Fires · 28 fires
A fire is listed here when it is located in Oconto County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Oconto County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Oconto County is listed too, at its Oconto County acres, and is not added to the Oconto County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Oconto County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.
| Fire | Start date | Containment | Status | Acres | Center | Ignition point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusty Trail 8 & 10 Rx Fire | May 6, 2026 | — | Inactive | 103 | 45.1436, -88.3309 | 45.1478, -88.3316 |
| Sleeping Bear Units 6 & 10 Rx Fire | May 13, 2026 | — | Inactive | 87 | 45.1745, -88.3243 | 45.1741, -88.3251 |
| Oconto River Savannahs 2 Rx Fire | Apr 29, 2026 | — | Inactive | 60 | 45.3382, -88.4239 | 45.3381, -88.4230 |
| Dusty Trails 2 Rx Fire | May 20, 2026 | — | Inactive | 38 | 45.1520, -88.3540 | 45.1520, -88.3535 |
| Sleeping Bear 2 Rx Fire | May 6, 2026 | — | Inactive | 11 | 45.1990, -88.3688 | 45.2013, -88.3699 |
| Schulz Road Fire | May 10, 2026 | — | Inactive | 8 | 45.1557, -88.3311 | 45.1564, -88.3309 |
| Ball Park Fire | Mar 4, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 44.7205, -88.0231 | 44.7203, -88.0236 |
| Skidder Fire | Oct 9, 2026 | — | Active | 0 | 44.9646, -88.4275 | 44.9646, -88.4274 |
| Dry Ditch Fire 5 | Jul 19, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 45.1035, -88.1464 | 45.1035, -88.1465 |
| Dollar 1 Fire | Jun 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.7264, -88.0038 | 44.7263, -88.0038 |
| K Fire | May 31, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.8952, -88.2109 | 44.8953, -88.2107 |
| Valley Fire | May 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 45.3044, -88.6277 | 45.3042, -88.6280 |
| Boat Fire | May 20, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.9796, -87.9849 | 44.9796, -87.9849 |
| Fire 63 | May 7, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.7944, -88.2191 | 44.7946, -88.2188 |
| Hill Road 2 Fire | May 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 45.0288, -88.4203 | 45.0301, -88.4602 |
| Hill Road 5 Fire | May 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 45.0296, -88.4606 | 45.0301, -88.4602 |
| Hill Road 3 Fire | May 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 45.0295, -88.4508 | 45.0301, -88.4602 |
| Clover 2 Fire | May 5, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.8330, -88.2291 | 44.8345, -88.2282 |
| Wagon Fire | May 4, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.9496, -87.8877 | 44.9493, -87.8880 |
| Hillside Fire | May 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.8518, -88.0615 | 44.8514, -88.0612 |
| Launched Fire | May 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.6870, -88.2264 | 44.6868, -88.2255 |
| Santa 1 Fire | Apr 29, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.9259, -88.3218 | 44.9259, -88.3218 |
| Cherry Fire | Apr 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 45.1695, -88.4516 | 45.1692, -88.4514 |
| North Pine Fire | Apr 23, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.6822, -88.1125 | 44.6823, -88.1124 |
| County A 1 Fire | Apr 19, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.9559, -88.2334 | 44.9556, -88.2335 |
| Cross Fire | Apr 11, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.7347, -88.0691 | 44.7339, -88.0694 |
| Owl Fire | Apr 7, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.8704, -87.9270 | 44.8706, -87.9272 |
| Bank Fire | Apr 7, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 44.8697, -87.9973 | 44.8697, -87.9973 |
| Totals | 2026 Season Fires 28 | Active Fires 1 | Acres Burning 0 | 2026 Season Acres 308 |
Land cover · Oconto County 2026
Burned acres in Oconto County for the 2026 season, split by the kind of land that burned. Each figure counts the LANDFIRE 30 m cells inside a fire's latest mapped perimeter. The Fires tab carries the reported season acreage.
Forest ownership · Oconto County 2026
Burned forest acres in Oconto County for the 2026 season, split by who owns the land. Owners are mapped for forestland, so every figure here counts burned cells whose LANDFIRE lifeform is Tree. The Fires tab carries the season acreage this site reports.
Burn severity · Oconto County 2026
Burned acres in Oconto County for the 2026 season, split by how severely each cell of ground burned. Each figure counts the 30 m cells inside a fire's latest mapped perimeter, measured from satellite imagery. The Fires tab carries the reported season acreage.
Severity comes from the differenced normalized burn ratio (dNBR), the same index the federal burn severity programs publish, classified with the standard thresholds.
This is an initial assessment. Trees keep dying for months after a burn, so severity in forest reads conservative until the official assessments arrive after the season.