2026 Oklahoma wildfires

2026 Oklahoma wildfires
Statistics
Total fires122[1]
Total area302,200 acres (122,296 ha)[2]
Impacts
Injuries4[3]
← 2025

The 2026 Oklahoma wildfires were a series of wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Background

Fire season in Oklahoma typically occurs in the early and late months of the year. Peak fire season is usually in March, the windiest month on average for Oklahoma.[4] Due to the grassy fuels in Oklahoma, among the main factors that push fires are wind and dry fuels.[4]

Summary

The 2026 Oklahoma wildfire season began in mid-January with 31 wildfires due to severe red flag conditions across the state caused by high winds.[5]

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), produced significant structural damage, or resulted in casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date[a] Notes Ref.
Shell Creek McIntosh 1,263 January 15January 19[7]
Calf Pittsburg 1,575 January 16January 20[8]
Flat Tire Beaver 1,983 February 10 February 13 [9]
Gray McIntosh 1,087 February 10 February 15 [10]
43 Road Woodward 1,680 February 17 February 22 Caused evacuations for the city of Woodward. [11]
Side Road Texas 3,680 February 17 February 22 [12]
Ranger Road Beaver (OK), Harper (OK), Clark (KS), Comanche (KS), Meade (KS) 283,283 February 17 February 24 2026 Kansas wildfires – Caused evacuation orders for the communities of Englewood and Ashland in Kansas. [13]
Stevens Stevens (KS), Seward (KS), Texas (OK) 12,428 February 17 February 23 2026 Kansas wildfires - Caused evacuations for the community of Tyrone. [14]
Poor Farm Pittsburg, Latimer 9,565 February 19 February 23 [15]
Doke Number Two Atoka 2,477 February 27 March 2 [16]
Yearling Pasture Osage 5,039 March 13 April 3 [17][18]
Five Osage 1,960 March 14 March 21 [19]
Salt Fork Greer, Jackson 3,327 March 15 March 18 [20]
Rattlesnake Hollow McIntosh 1,027 March 18 March 23 [21]
Drummond Osage 5,000 March 18 April 3 [22]
Sand Creek Osage 6,897 March 20 March 28 [23]
Sunshine Hollow Pushmataha 1,600 March 22 March 26 [24]
Pumpkin Hollow Adair, Cherokee 1,128 March 23 March 27 [25]
Oxbow Okfuskee 2,068 March 23 March 26, 2026 [26]
Middle Creek Hughes, McIntosh 1,935 March 23 March 27 [27]
Luna Branch Adair 1,279 March 23 March 27 [28]
Sonny Glle Adair 1,222 March 23 March 27 [29]
Iron Post Cherokee 1,309 March 24 March 28 [30]
Ware Osage 2,271 March 24 April 14 [31]
Box Osage 2,486 March 26 April 3 Burned 7 miles (11 km) south of Gray Horse. [32]
Zipperer Pittsburg, Latimer 1,216 March 26 March 27 [33]
Big Toe Pittsburg 1,256 March 27 March 31 [34]
Boman Osage 1,810 March 28 April 3 Burning along State Highway 11 in Barnsdall. [35]
Sunny Osage 1,837 April 8 April 16 Burned 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Pawhuska. [36]
Lightning Roll Beaver 2,412 April 9 April 12 Burned northwest of Balko. [37]
Hughey Osage 1,391 April 9 April 10 Burned 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Bartlesville. [38]
Tex-Ok Cimarron 23,884 May 14 May 19 Lightning-caused. Burned 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Boise City. [39][40]
State Line Cimarron, Baca (CO) 1,897 May 14 May 15 Burned east of U.S. Route 287. [41]
Ballard Cimarron, Baca (CO) 18,323 May 15 May 19 Lightning-caused. Burned along the Cimarron River. [42][40]
Sharpe Cimarron 29,599 May 15 May 21 Burned northwest of Boise City. [43]
School Lands Woods 2,410 June 17 June 21 Lightning-caused. Burned 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northwest of Waynoka. [44][45]
Burnt Canyon Harper, Woodward 3,335 August 15 August 19 Burned 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Woodward. [46]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Containment means that fire crews have established and secured control lines around the fire's perimeter. These lines are artificial barriers, like trenches or cleared vegetation, designed to stop the fire's spread, or natural barriers like rivers. Containment reflects progress in managing the fire but does not necessarily mean the fire is starved of fuel, under control, or put out.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Forest Watch". January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "National Interagency Fire Center National Fire News Year-to-date statistics". National Interagency Fire Center. January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ Burch, Jamie (February 18, 2026). "4 firefighters injured battling wildfires in Oklahoma panhandle". KVII-TV. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Spring wildfire protection & prevention". Oklahoma State University Extension. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ Conder, Jonathan (January 16, 2026). "Several counties in Oklahoma under red flag warning amid high fire risk". KOCO News 5. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  6. ↑ "What containment and other wildfire related terms mean". Los Angeles: KCAL-TV. September 12, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Shell Creek Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Calf Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Flat Tire Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Gray Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  11. ↑ "43 Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Side Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Ranger Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Stevens Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Poor Farm Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Doke Number Two Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Yearling Pasture Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  18. ↑ "YEARLING PASTURE - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Five Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Salt Fork Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Rattlesnake Hollow Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Drummond Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Sand Creek Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Sunshine Hollow Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Pumpkin Hollow Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Oxbow Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Middle Creek Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Luna Branch Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Sonny Glle Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Iron Post Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  31. ↑ "WARE - Wildfire and Smoke Map". USAToday. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Box Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Zipperer Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  34. ↑ "Big Toe Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Boman Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  36. ↑ "Sunny Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  37. ↑ "Lightning Roll Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  38. ↑ "Hughey Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Tex-Ok Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  40. 1 2 Montoya, Marisa (May 16, 2026). "Saturday wildfires: Updates on ongoing wildfires". KVII-TV. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  41. ↑ "State Line Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  42. ↑ "Ballard Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  43. ↑ "Sharpe Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  44. ↑ "School Lands Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  45. ↑ "School Lands - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.reporternews.com. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  46. ↑ "Burnt Canyon Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.