Alexander Trail Fire
The Alexander Trail Fire was reported on August 29, 2026 in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma and burned 1,600 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2026
- Personnel
- 14
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.478, -95.297.
The incident
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2026 at 8:15 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 Miles W from Nashoba, OK
- County
- Pushmataha County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $66,139
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-OKOKS-260966
- IRWIN identifier
- 82CE8532-8888-4C08-BACE-4207E1109484
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 30, 2026 (1,250 acres) to September 1, 2026 (1,652 acres). The largest one-day growth was 402 acres, mapped September 1, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2026 | 1,250 | |
| September 1, 2026 | 1,652 | +402 |
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 5 mph from the north
- Relative humidity as low as 37%
- High of 94°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.
No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.
Smoke
NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew light smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Mon, 7:00 AM CDT to Mon, 10:00 AM CDT).
NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.2 µg/m³ around Mon, 10:00 PM CDT over the next 48 hours.
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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 10, 2026 at 9:48 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-OKOKS-260966.