No longer in the daily fire updates. The Midds Fire last appeared in an official report on July 30, at 16 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Midds Fire

Blaine County, Oklahoma · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 30, 2026 (17 days ago)
First reported about 5 weeks ago
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Size
16 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Midds Fire and other nearby fires

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Midds Fire summary

The Midds Fire is a wildfire near Blaine County, Oklahoma. It has burned about 16 acres (about 13 football fields). It was first reported about 5 weeks ago.

Size
16 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 13, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 7th at 12:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

100°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 12 mph S · 37% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Some rain

Tonight

73°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear

Wind 10 mph S · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

102°F · Sunny

Wind 7 to 10 mph S · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Saturday Night

77°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 10 to 14 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday

102°F · Sunny

Wind 15 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 7th at 12:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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