Box Fire
The Box Fire was reported on March 26, 2026 in Osage County, Oklahoma and burned 2,486 acres. It was declared out on April 15, 2026.
- Size
- 2,486 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 33
Map
Perimeter mapped March 27, 2026 at 6:53 AM CDT, 2,486 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 36.478, -96.640.
The incident
- Size
- 2,486 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 7 Miles S from Gray Horse, OK
- County
- Osage County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $125,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-OKOSA-001187
- IRWIN identifier
- 983C6E5C-4983-4DC7-8C68-34EFE9EEAE11
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fairfax, 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 April 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-OKOSA-001187.