Route 66 Fire
The Route 66 Fire was reported on April 4, 2023 in Custer County, Oklahoma and burned 1,584 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,584 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 4, 2023
- Personnel
- 33
Map
Perimeter mapped April 4, 2023 at 4:59 PM CDT, 1,584 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 35.541, -98.811.
The incident
- Size
- 1,584 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 4, 2023 at 11:59 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 miles W of Weatherford, OK; N of I40.
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $154,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-OKOKS-230169
- IRWIN identifier
- 2C3ECBB2-979F-420A-875D-00C738FD754A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weatherford, 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 6, 2023 at 9:02 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-OKOKS-230169.