Oklahoma wildfires

Lake Ranch Fire

ActivePittsburg County, Oklahoma2026Wildfire

The Lake Ranch Fire was reported on September 24, 2026 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma and has burned 390 acres. It is 90 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.

Size
390 acres
Contained
90%
Discovered
September 24, 2026
Personnel
8

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.083, -95.848.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for McAlester

The incident

Size
390 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
September 24, 2026 at 3:15 PM CDT
Cause
Human
Location
12 Miles NW from McAlester, OK
County
Pittsburg County
State
Oklahoma
Nearest city reported
McAlester
Protecting agency
DVF
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
8
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$3,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-OKOKS-261177
IRWIN identifier
ACD81E7A-55A7-4E9F-ACC5-352453B02703

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 5 mph from the south
  • Relative humidity as low as 41%
  • High of 91°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for McAlester, OK

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew light smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Sat, 7:00 AM CDT to Sat, 10:00 AM CDT).

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 2 µg/m³ around Sat, 3:00 PM CDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

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 September 25, 2026 at 8:11 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-OKOKS-261177.