Pinto Fire

Perimeter mapped September 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM CDT, 553 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.414, -97.593.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Velma

Size

553 acres

Containment

Not reported

Discovered

September 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT

Cause

Human

County

Stephens County

State

Oklahoma

Protecting agency

BIA

Land ownership at origin

Private

Incident management

Type 4 Incident

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-OKCHA-002788

IRWIN identifier

8A1AFDAB-FD8C-4FEC-9F99-01DB58733538

• Wind up to 10 mph from the northeast
• Relative humidity as low as 42%
• High of 92°F

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

Full forecast for Velma, OK

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.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.2 µg/m³ around Mon, 4:00 PM CDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Velma, OK6 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Healdton, OK14 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Ringling, OK16 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Wilson, OK20 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Bray, OK20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Comanche, OK21 miles west of the fire’s origin