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Wildfires in Oklahoma

Large wildfires have burned 4.72 million acres of Oklahoma since 1984, 14th among the states.

  • 4.72Macres burned since 1984
  • 825large fires
  • 2018worst year, 485K acres
  • 14thamong the states for acres burned
2026
  • Wildfires on record, by year

Over time

Acres burned in Oklahoma per year 1984: 1,047 1986: 3,423 1988: 24K 1989: 12K 1990: 3,974 1991: 86K 1992: 19K 1993: 13K 1994: 25K 1995: 26K 1996: 121K 1997: 12K 1998: 15K 1999: 7,614 2000: 45K 2001: 5,332 2002: 25K 2003: 17K 2004: 151K 2005: 259K 2006: 206K 2007: 64K 2008: 112K 2009: 311K 2010: 41K 2011: 278K 2012: 155K 2013: 8,464 2014: 275K 2015: 121K 2016: 325K 2017: 453K 2018: 485K 485K 2019: 21K 2020: 31K 2021: 119K 2022: 220K 2023: 83K 2024: 236K 2025: 101K 19841991199620012006201120162021

The largest fires

Notable events
Smokehouse Creek Fire20241,047,245
Oks - Starbuck Fire2017656,868
Anderson Creek Fire2016374,226
Perryton Fire2017290,085
Ranger Road Fire2026280,127
Rhea Fire2018277,724
Unnamed Fire199688,877
Catesby Fire202483,917
Oks - 283 Fire201768,511
350 Complex201658,003
34 Complex201857,492
Freedom Hill Fire201257,146
Loco-Healdton Fire200956,560
Unnamed Fire201451,143
Oks - Selman Fire201744,738
Putnam Fire200942,962
Ferguson Fire201141,395
Unnamed Fire201436,146
Washita River Fire202235,397
Chester Fire200934,400
Unnamed Fire201432,939
Drumb Fire201830,430
Arbuckle Fire199129,820
Sharpe Fire202629,710
33 Road Fire202529,691
Stateline Fire201828,533
Higgins Fire201428,449
Windmill Fire202128,409
Unnamed Fire200427,116
840 Road Fire202525,801

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Wildfires by county in Oklahoma
Osage County791,597
Beaver County383,553
Dewey County329,446
Comanche County246,146
Pittsburg County239,233
Harper County199,035
Woodward County185,553
Hughes County175,113
Woods County159,853
Ellis County159,155
Creek County153,239
Carter County124,973
Murray County100,441
Atoka County93,263
Roger Mills County91,065
McIntosh County77,713
Latimer County73,344
Cimarron County69,455
Cherokee County65,135
Okfuskee County60,388
Nowata County55,499
Muskogee County55,458
Pushmataha County51,355
Stephens County48,781
Major County45,696
Okmulgee County44,156
Washington County42,627
Sequoyah County33,859
Logan County33,314
Seminole County32,410
Adair County29,786
Le Flore County29,315
Pawnee County26,692
Payne County26,288
Love County25,190
McCurtain County25,122
Texas County22,910
Alfalfa County21,772
Kiowa County20,344
Coal County19,864
Harmon County19,121
Johnston County18,372
Lincoln County17,455
Delaware County16,312
Haskell County14,700
Jefferson County14,354
Pontotoc County12,241
Cleveland County11,874
Blaine County11,782
Oklahoma County10,561
Caddo County10,410
Garvin County9,996
McClain County8,328
Grady County8,143
Custer County6,908
Beckham County6,688
Mayes County6,554
Ottawa County5,993
Choctaw County5,519
Bryan County4,957
Tulsa County4,766
Washita County4,549
Greer County4,343
Canadian County3,676
Grant County2,883
Wagoner County2,345
Kay County1,358
Craig County1,344
Jackson County1,266
Tillman County1,157
Pottawatomie County1,141
Noble County592
Marshall County83