Persimmon Ridge Fire
The Persimmon Ridge Fire was reported on March 20, 2017 in Cherokee County, Oklahoma and burned 3,700 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,700 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2017
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.651, -95.083.
The incident
- Size
- 3,700 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2017 at 7:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Cherokee County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-OKNEU-170207
- IRWIN identifier
- A84551A7-9589-4102-930A-0BF229FD5F22
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gore, 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 March 25, 2017 at 8:01 PM CDT. Identifier 2017-OKNEU-170207.