2026 Oklahoma wildfires

2026 Oklahoma wildfires
Statistics
Total fires	122 [1]
Total area	302,200 acres (122,296 ha) [2]
Impacts
Non-fatal injuries	4 [3]
Season
←  2025

The 2026 Oklahoma wildfires were a series of wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Background

Fire season in Oklahoma typically occurs in the early and late months of the year. Peak fire season is usually in March, the windiest month on average for Oklahoma. ^[4] Due to the grassy fuels in Oklahoma, among the main factors that push fires are wind and dry fuels. ^[4]

Summary

The 2026 Oklahoma wildfire season began in mid-January with 31 wildfires due to severe red flag conditions across the state caused by high winds. ^[5]

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.

Name	County	Acres	Start date	Containment date [a]	Notes	Ref.
Shell Creek	McIntosh	1,263	January 15	January 19		[7]
Calf	Pittsburg	1,575	January 16	January 20		[8]
Flat Tire	Beaver	1,983	February 10	February 13		[9]
Gray	McIntosh	1,087	February 10	February 15		[10]
43 Road	Woodward	1,680	February 17	February 22	Caused evacuations for the city of Woodward.	[11]
Side Road	Texas	3,680	February 17	February 22		[12]
Ranger Road	Beaver (OK), Harper (OK), Clark (KS), Comanche (KS), Meade (KS)	283,283	February 17	February 24	2026 Kansas wildfires – Caused evacuation orders for the communities of Englewood and Ashland in Kansas.	[13]
Stevens	Stevens (KS), Seward (KS), Texas (OK)	12,428	February 17	February 23	2026 Kansas wildfires - Caused evacuations for the community of Tyrone.	[14]
Poor Farm	Pittsburg, Latimer	9,565	February 19	February 23		[15]
Doke Number Two	Atoka	2,477	February 27	March 2		[16]
Yearling Pasture	Osage	5,039	March 13	65%		[17]
Five	Osage	1,960	March 14	March 21		[18]
Salt Fork	Greer, Jackson	3,327	March 15	March 18		[19]
Rattlesnake Hollow	McIntosh	1,027	March 18	March 23		[20]
Drummond	Osage	5,000	March 18	April 3		[21]
Sand Creek	Osage	6,897	March 20	March 28		[22]
Sunshine Hollow	Pushmataha	1,600	March 22	March 26		[23]
Pumpkin Hollow	Adair, Cherokee	1,128	March 23	March 27		[24]
Oxbow	Okfuskee	2,068	March 23	March 26, 2026		[25]
Middle Creek	Hughes, McIntosh	1,935	March 23	March 27		[26]
Luna Branch	Adair	1,279	March 23	March 27		[27]
Sonny Glle	Adair	1,222	March 23	March 27		[28]
Iron Post	Cherokee	1,309	March 24	March 28		[29]
Box	Osage	2,486	March 26	April 3	Burned 7 miles (11 km) south of Gray Horse.	[30]
Boman	Osage	1,810	March 28	April 3	Burning along State Highway 11 in Barnsdall.	[31]
Sunny	Osage	1,837	April 8	April 16	Burned 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Pawhuska.	[32]
Lightning Roll	Beaver	2,412	April 9	April 12	Burned northwest of Balko.	[33]
Hughey	Osage	1,391	April 9	April 10	Burned 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Bartlesville.	[34]

See also

• 2026 United States wildfires

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. ^[6]

References

1. "Global Forest Watch". January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
2. "National Interagency Fire Center National Fire News Year-to-date statistics". National Interagency Fire Center . January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
3. Burch, Jamie (February 18, 2026). "4 firefighters injured battling wildfires in Oklahoma panhandle". KVII-TV . Retrieved February 19, 2026.
4. "Spring wildfire protection & prevention". Oklahoma State University Extension. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
5. Conder, Jonathan (January 16, 2026). "Several counties in Oklahoma under red flag warning amid high fire risk". KOCO News 5. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
6. "What containment and other wildfire related terms mean". Los Angeles: KCAL-TV. September 12, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
7. "Shell Creek Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
8. "Calf Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
9. "Flat Tire Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
10. "Gray Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
11. "43 Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
12. "Side Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
13. "Ranger Road Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
14. "Stevens Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
15. "Poor Farm Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
16. "Doke Number Two Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
17. "Yearling Pasture Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
18. "Five Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
19. "Salt Fork Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
20. "Rattlesnake Hollow Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
21. "Drummond Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
22. "Sand Creek Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
23. "Sunshine Hollow Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
24. "Pumpkin Hollow Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
25. "Oxbow Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
26. "Middle Creek Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
27. "Luna Branch Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
28. "Sonny Glle Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
29. "Iron Post Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
30. "Box Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
31. "Boman Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
32. "Sunny Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
33. "Lightning Roll Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
34. "Hughey Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved April 24, 2026.