Squirrel Creek Fire
The Squirrel Creek Fire was reported on January 5, 2017 in Jefferson County, Oklahoma and burned 2,000 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 5, 2017
- Personnel
- 56
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.144, -97.947.
The incident
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 5, 2017 at 11:30 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Nearest city reported
- Waurika
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 56
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-OKOKS-170001
- IRWIN identifier
- C162ABDA-4AA3-4369-9036-78B85A9A54DA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Waurika, OK covers the area today.
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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 January 6, 2017 at 9:56 AM CST. Identifier 2017-OKOKS-170001.