Catesby Fire
The Catesby Fire was reported on February 27, 2024 in Ellis County, Oklahoma and burned 89,688 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 89,688 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 27, 2024
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped February 27, 2024 at 7:20 PM CST, 89,688 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 36.439, -99.956.
The incident
- Size
- 89,688 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 27, 2024 at 1:20 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 4.5 miles south of Catesby, OK
- County
- Ellis County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Nearest city reported
- Gage
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-OKOKS-240241
- IRWIN identifier
- 17307800-47B3-4881-9226-A83EB2069D82
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Shattuck, 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 March 17, 2024 at 7:20 AM CDT. Identifier 2024-OKOKS-240241.