Ballard Fire
The Ballard Fire was reported on May 14, 2026 in Cimarron County, Oklahoma and burned 18,323 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 18,323 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped May 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM CDT, 18,444 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 36.957, -102.373.
The incident
- Size
- 18,323 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 17 Miles NE from Boise City, OK
- County
- Cimarron County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $19,925
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-OKOKS-260750
- IRWIN identifier
- 21470B85-A0A9-4DC0-BFB4-6723802BFF2E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Boise City, OK covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 May 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-OKOKS-260750.