The U.S. government is tracking 26 wildfires in Oklahoma today. Together they cover about 39K acres (roughly 29,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 3 are large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Saturday, September 5th at 4:00 a.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Sharpe Fire
Cimarron County, Oklahoma
29,209 acres
100% contained
Ware Fire
Osage County, Oklahoma
2,271 acres
100% contained
Alexander Trail Fire
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
1,600 acres
70% contained
2690 Fire
Caddo County, Oklahoma
900 acres
100% contained
Wright Fire
Hughes County, Oklahoma
608 acres
100% contained
Buck Creek Fire
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
597 acres
100% contained
Railroad South Fire
Comanche County, Oklahoma
515 acres
40% contained
West Glover Fire
McCurtain County, Oklahoma
499 acres
75% contained
Sugar Creek Fire
Caddo County, Oklahoma
370 acres
100% contained
Crumb Creek Fire
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
260 acres
85% contained
High Fence Fire
Hughes County, Oklahoma
250 acres
100% contained
Brushy Creek Fire
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
238 acres
100% contained
Baskett Fire
Caddo County, Oklahoma
230 acres
Containment not reported
Glover Fire
McCurtain County, Oklahoma
204 acres
Containment not reported
Black Fox Fire
Cherokee County, Oklahoma
165 acres
100% contained
Wildhorse Creek Fire
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
111 acres
70% contained
South Beaver Mt Fire
Choctaw County, Oklahoma
108 acres
100% contained
River Fire
McCurtain County, Oklahoma
105 acres
Containment not reported
North Wye Fire
Caddo County, Oklahoma
105 acres
Containment not reported
Cyril Canyon Fire
Caddo County, Oklahoma
102 acres
Containment not reported
Showing the 20 biggest. Most of the rest are small or brand-new.
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
Oregon
75 fires · 46 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
69 fires · 68 not contained · 66K acres
Montana
37 fires · 34 not contained · 111K acres
Washington
35 fires · 25 not contained · 651K acres
Wisconsin
29 fires · 29 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
28 fires · 21 not contained · 65K acres
Idaho
26 fires · 25 not contained · 209K acres
Florida
16 fires · 5 not contained · 72K acres
Wyoming
14 fires · 12 not contained · 7,998 acres
Utah
11 fires · 7 not contained · 198K acres
Colorado
10 fires · 10 not contained · 163K acres
Nevada
10 fires · 7 not contained · 164K acres
South Dakota
9 fires · 6 not contained · 3,223 acres
Texas
9 fires · 9 not contained · 92K acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 75K acres
Arizona
6 fires · 6 not contained · 1,181 acres
North Dakota
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Alaska
5 fires · 5 not contained · 46K acres
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,224 acres
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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