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Oklahoma is always facing a risk of wildfires. Stay up to date on where wildfires are breaking out, evacuations, and ongoing alerts from the National Weather Service . Oklahoma fire map
A Fire Danger Statement has been issued (through 3 PM) for portions of western OK/north TX. This is for areas generally along and west of a line from Cherokee-Lawton-Wichita Falls.
Wildfires in Oklahoma map. Fires affecting northwest Oklahoma Wednesday, as of 6 a.m.: Smokehouse Creek Fire: 0% contained, 300,000 acres. Catesby Fire: 0% contained ...
The Smokehouse Creek Fire was a record-breaking wildfire affecting the northeastern Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma that started on February 26, 2024. The fire affected numerous communities in Hemphill and Roberts counties, including the town of Canadian .
Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref Nature Cherokee: 3,542: February 25: 2024 [1]Sand Creek Harper: 2,645: February 26: 2024: Caused by human activity.
The fire was so large that radar sweeps picked it up due to gusty winds. The winds caused the fire to grow rapidly and spread to Kansas. [3] More than one hundred state and local agencies responded. [1] The firefighting force consisted of 950 firefighters from three counties and two states, and four Natural Guard helicopters.
A fire weather watch was also issued for much of Oklahoma, with the entire Oklahoma City metro being either critical or near-critical. A "fire weather watch" is issued when upcoming weather ...
California's Park fire, which is so far the fifth-largest in their state history, has burned across almost 400,000 acres as of August 2, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.