Drowning Creek Fire
The Drowning Creek Fire was reported on February 18, 2026 in Delaware County, Oklahoma and burned 536 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 536 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.449, -94.843.
The incident
- Size
- 536 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 Miles NW from Jay, OK
- County
- Delaware County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Nearest city reported
- Jay
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,236
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-OKOKS-260227
- IRWIN identifier
- 2A0EDAF7-CADC-469F-93B9-FA353513A0CA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jay, 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 February 23, 2026 at 8:17 AM CST. Identifier 2026-OKOKS-260227.