Sand Creek Fire
The Sand Creek Fire was reported on February 18, 2016 in Hughes County, Oklahoma and burned 5,238 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,238 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 18, 2016
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.283, -96.111.
The incident
- Size
- 5,238 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 18, 2016 at 8:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Hughes County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-OKOKS-160007A
- IRWIN identifier
- 1C885197-8CAE-4B52-93E7-0AB34991C0C5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weleetka, OK covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 21, 2016 at 8:28 PM CST. Identifier 2016-OKOKS-160007A.