Middle Fork Fire
The Middle Fork Fire was reported on April 6, 2023 in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma and burned 1,220 acres. It was declared out on April 12, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,220 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 6, 2023
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
Perimeter mapped November 2, 2023 at 9:16 AM CDT, 1,220 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 36.817, -98.242.
The incident
- Size
- 1,220 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 6, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 6, 2023 at 6:30 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 12, 2023 at 4:30 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Alfalfa County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-OKSLR-000892
- IRWIN identifier
- E2686330-192F-44EA-9370-614C3EA0594C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cherokee, 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 April 13, 2023 at 12:07 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-OKSLR-000892.