Limestone Gap Fire
The Limestone Gap Fire was reported on September 6, 2023 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma and burned 5,824 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,824 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 6, 2023
- Personnel
- 6
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.971, -95.971.
The incident
- Size
- 5,824 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 6, 2023 at 12:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 miles N. of Stringtown
- County
- Pittsburg County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $21,444
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-OKOKS-230458
- IRWIN identifier
- EC6DBF66-F200-4002-A72B-9DD63E6D0842
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for McAlester, 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 September 12, 2023 at 1:05 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-OKOKS-230458.