Ok Hills Fire

Stephens County, Oklahoma · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
40 acres
Aug 25, 11:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Ok Hills Fire and other nearby fires

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Ok Hills Fire summary

The Ok Hills Fire is a wildfire near Stephens County, Oklahoma. It has burned about 40 acres (about 30 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
40 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 24, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 11:00 a.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.

Today

109°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph WSW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

75°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 to 10 mph N · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday

99°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 7 to 10 mph N · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Wednesday Night

72°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear

Wind 8 mph NNE · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

97°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 6 to 9 mph NE · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 11:09 a.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.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Ok Hills Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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