Sassafras Fire
The Sassafras Fire was reported on December 21, 2025 in Latimer County, Oklahoma and burned 1,280 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,280 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 21, 2025
- 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 34.788, -95.191.
The incident
- Size
- 1,280 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 Miles NW from Talihina, OK
- County
- Latimer County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,323
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-OKOKS-250910
- IRWIN identifier
- 9E5CA387-8A35-48C9-AC66-EFD0EA9203B0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Talihina, 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 December 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM CST. Identifier 2025-OKOKS-250910.