Rhea Fire
The Rhea Fire was reported on April 12, 2018 in Dewey County, Oklahoma and burned 286,196 acres. It was declared out on May 4, 2018.
- Size
- 286,196 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2018
- Personnel
- 45
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.850, -99.210.
The incident
- Size
- 286,196 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2018 at 2:07 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 30, 2018 at 9:00 AM CDT
- Controlled
- May 3, 2018 at 8:00 AM CDT
- Declared out
- May 4, 2018 at 11:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- 1/2 mile west of Rhea, OK
- County
- Dewey County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Personnel assigned
- 45
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,707,498
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-OKOKS-000818
- IRWIN identifier
- 11B1B161-B6FD-4B9D-A002-E47A5675E2A4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hammon, 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 11, 2020 at 1:07 PM CST. Identifier 2018-OKOKS-000818.