High Ground #1 Fire
The High Ground #1 Fire was reported on March 16, 2026 in Cherokee County, Oklahoma and burned 304 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 304 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 16, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.028, -95.143.
The incident
- Size
- 304 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 Miles SW from Peggs, OK
- County
- Cherokee County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Nearest city reported
- Peggs
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,631
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-OKOKS-260507
- IRWIN identifier
- 4317FA0C-36A5-46AB-91E4-083A95CD90BA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lost 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 March 19, 2026 at 8:05 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-OKOKS-260507.