No longer in the daily fire updates. The Wichita Hills Fire last appeared in an official report on August 24, at 286 acres and 90% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Wichita Hills Fire

Caddo County, Oklahoma · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (16 days ago)
First reported about 4 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
286 acres
Sep 9, 11:00 AM
+18 acres
was 268 acres · Aug 17, 11:00 AM
Containment
90%
Sep 9, 11:00 AM
+10 percent
was 80% · Aug 24, 4:00 PM
Crew size
3
Sep 9, 11:00 AM
−3
was 6 · Aug 22, 9:00 AM
Money spent
$120,000
Sep 9, 11:00 AM
+$5,000
was $115,000 · Aug 24, 4:00 PM

Wichita Hills Fire and other nearby fires

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Wichita Hills Fire summary

The Wichita Hills Fire is a wildfire near Caddo County, Oklahoma. It has burned about 286 acres (about 217 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 3 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
286 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
August 14, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00 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

97°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 9 mph NNE · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

71°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 2 to 8 mph NE · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

96°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 to 7 mph NE · 13% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

69°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 2 to 7 mph E · 13% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

97°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 8 mph ESE · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 26th at 5:03 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 3 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $120,000 has been spent on it so far.

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