2026 Oklahoma wildfires

2026 Oklahoma wildfires
Statistics
Total fires122[1]
Total area302,200 acres (122,296 ha)[2]
Impacts
Non-fatal injuries4[3]
Season
← 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 15 January 19 [7]
Calf Pittsburg 1,575 January 16 January 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
60%
 Caused evacuations for the city of Woodward. [11]
Side Road Texas 3,680 February 17
75%
 Contributed to evacuations for the community of Tyrone. [12]
Ranger Road Beaver, Harper 283,283 February 17
20%
 Caused evacuation orders for the communities of Englewood and Ashland in Kansas. [13]
Stevens Stevens (KS), Seward (KS), Texas (OK) 12,894 February 17
60%
 Caused evacuations for the community of Tyrone. [14]
Poor Farm Pittsburg, Latimer 9,289.3 February 19
25%
 [15]

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. ^ a b "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 18, 2026.
  12. ^ "Side Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  13. ^ "Range 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.
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