2025 Oklahoma wildfires

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2025 Oklahoma wildfires
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Large wildfire in Oklahoma on March 14, 2025.
Statistics
Total area170,000 acres [1]
Impacts
Deaths4 [2]
Non-fatal injuries142 [3]
Structures destroyed300+ [4]
Season
←  2024

The 2025 Oklahoma wildfires are a series of active wildfires in Oklahoma.

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Background

Fire season in Oklahoma typically occurs in the early and late months of the year, such as November or March. Due to the grassy fuels in Oklahoma, one of the main factors that pushes fires is wind and dry fuels. [5] Peak fire season is usually in March, the windiest month on record for Oklahoma. [6]

Summary

The 2025 Oklahoma wildfire season began in late February with multiple fires over 1,000 acres due to severe Red flag conditions across the state caused by high winds. [7] By March 5, most of these fires were marked contained. On March 14, a major historic storm event caused high winds to push over 130 fires throughout the state rapidly, destroying over 300 homes and burning over 170,000 acres. [8] On March 15, Governor Kevin Stitt declared a state of emergency due to the wildfires, which caused one death and over 100 injuries. [9] [10] [11] Wildfires continued to occur in the state throughout the month of March.

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), produced significant structural damage, or resulted in casualties.

NameCountyAcresStart dateContainment date [a] NotesRef.
Mason Mountain Pushmataha 1,871February 28March 4 [13]
River Ranch Hughes 1,100March 1March 4 [14]
Saddle Gap Latimer 12,327March 1
March 12
 [15]
Red Oak Peak Latimer 1,267March 1March 5 [16]
Low Water Pittsburg 1,984March 1March 5 [17]
Rough Rock McIntosh 1,005March 2March 4 [18]
Acorn Osage 3,070March 10March 17 [19]
Nadel Osage 2,398March 11March 17 [20]
Bear Osage 2,345March 12March 20 [21]
840 Road Roger Mills, Dewey 27,866March 14March 25Destroyed 1 structure. [22]
Tango Osage 2,731March 14
April 3
 [23]
Euchee Valley/Underwood Payne 8,512March 14March 26Destroyed 9 structures. [24]
Hickory Hill Road/Luther Logan, Oklahoma 6,643March 14March 24Destroyed 13 structures. [25]
Camargo Dewey 6,075March 14March 23Destroyed 2 structures. [26]
Stillwater Payne 7,639March 14March 26Destroyed 202 homes in Stillwater. 12 were in the emergency room for "smoke inhalation or patients on home care who needed to evacuate." [27] [28]
Big Eagle Osage 10,230March 14March 24Destroyed 12 structures. [29]
Hellroaring Creek Pawnee 10,900March 14March 18Destroyed 3 structures. [30]
Little Salt Creek Creek 11,192March 14March 26Destroyed 29 structures. [31]
Oak Street Osage 8,750March 14March 26 [32]
1980 Road Roger Mills 1,700March 14March 18 [33]
33 Road Logan, Payne 31,245March 14March 30Destroyed 160 structures. [34]
Cedar Hill Osage 1,560March 14March 20Destroyed 3 structures. [35]
East Stich Osage 1,660March 16March 20 [36]
Tiger Mount McIntosh 1,630March 17March 23 [37]
Rugged Mtn Pittsburg 1,463March 17March 22 [38]
Flying J Latimer 1,154March 18March 19 [39]
Plan B Latimer 3,231March 18March 25 [40]
Pale Rock Osage 1,100March 21March 24 [41]
Boar Creek Osage 2,030March 22April 1 [42]
Rocktown Pushmataha 1,711March 23March 26 [43]
Red Hill McIntosh 1,673March 24March 28 [44]
Salt Creek Sequoyah 1,657March 24March 29 [45]
Walnut Okfuskee 1,558March 25March 28 [46]
South Tiger McIntosh 1,909March 26March 28 [47]
Happy Hill Road Pittsburg 1,152March 27March 30 [48]
Last Chance Delaware 1,200April 14
90%
 [49]
2025 Oklahoma wildfires
Perimeters of wildfires in Oklahoma during 2025 (Red: >1000 acres) (map data)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Containment means that fire crews have established and secured control lines around the fire's perimeter. These lines are artificial barriers, like trenches or cleared vegetation, designed to stop the fire's spread, or natural barriers like rivers. Containment reflects progress in managing the fire but does not necessarily mean the fire is starved of fuel, under control, or put out. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Oklahoma wildfires destroy more than 200 homes; one dead; Gov. Stitt declares emergency". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ Brown, Dylan (March 16, 2025). "Four deaths after Friday's wildfire outbreak". KFOR-TV . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ Brown, Dylan (March 16, 2025). "Four deaths after Friday's wildfire outbreak". KFOR-TV . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Oklahoma wildfires destroy more than 200 homes; one dead; Gov. Stitt declares emergency". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Spring wildfire protection & prevention". Oklahoma State University. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Spring wildfire protection & prevention". Oklahoma State University. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ "1 dead, 15 hurt as tornadoes tear through Oklahoma City area". New York Post. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Oklahoma wildfires destroy more than 200 homes; one dead; Gov. Stitt declares emergency". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Oklahoma wildfires destroy more than 200 homes; one dead; Gov. Stitt declares emergency". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Oklahoma fires: Death confirmed, state of emergency declared". KOCO 5. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ Brown, Dylan (March 16, 2025). "Four deaths after Friday's wildfire outbreak". KFOR-TV . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ "What containment and other wildfire related terms mean". Los Angeles: KCAL-TV. September 12, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Mason Mountain Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  14. ↑ "River Ranch Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Saddle Gap Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Red Oak Peak Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Low Water Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  18. ↑ "ROUGH ROCK - Wildfire and Smoke Map". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Acorn Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Nadel Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  21. ↑ "BEAR - Wildfire and Smoke Map". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  22. ↑ "840 Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Tango Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Euchee Valley Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Hickory Hill Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Camargo Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  27. ↑ "More than 50 homes lost in Stillwater-area fires". Stillwater News Press. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Stillwater Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Big Eagle Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Hellroaring Creek Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Little Salt Creek Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Oak Street Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  33. ↑ "1980 Rd Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  34. ↑ "33 Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  35. ↑ "CEDAR HILL - Wildfire and Smoke Map". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  36. ↑ "East Stich Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  37. ↑ "Tiger MT. Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  38. ↑ "Rugged Mtn Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  39. ↑ "Flying J Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  40. ↑ "Plan B Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  41. ↑ "Pale Rock Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  42. ↑ "Boar Creek Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  43. ↑ "Rocktown Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  44. ↑ "Red Hill Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  45. ↑ "Salt Creek Fire - Wildfire and Smoke Map". Desert Sun. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  46. ↑ "Walnut Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  47. ↑ "SOUTH TIGER - Wildfire and Smoke Map". Desert Sun. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  48. ↑ "Happy Hill Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  49. ↑ "Last Chance Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
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