South Railroad Fire

Comanche County, Oklahoma · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 30, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
500 acres
Aug 30, 11:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

South Railroad Fire and other nearby fires

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South Railroad Fire summary

The South Railroad Fire is a wildfire near Comanche County, Oklahoma. It has burned about 500 acres (about 379 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
500 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 29, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 30th 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

103°F · Sunny

Wind 16 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

75°F · Clear

Wind 9 to 16 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday

102°F · Sunny

Wind 8 to 12 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Monday Night

75°F · Clear

Wind 6 to 13 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday

102°F · Sunny

Wind 6 to 12 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 30th at 11:03 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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

Nearby fires to South Railroad Fire

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

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