Black Fox Fire
The Black Fox Fire was reported on August 30, 2026 in Cherokee County, Oklahoma and burned 165 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 165 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.124, -94.820.
The incident
- Size
- 165 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles N from Kansas, OK
- County
- Cherokee County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Nearest city reported
- Kansas
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,025
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-OKOKS-260983
- IRWIN identifier
- 19469320-880E-41B5-A967-3F3271B9FFDE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Flint Creek, OK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Flint Creek, OK6 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Kenwood, OK16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Siloam Springs, AR16 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Tahlequah, OK17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Westville, OK17 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Park Hill, OK20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Oklahoma wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-OKOKS-260983.