Southern Area (PL 1) New fires: 332 New large incidents: 19 Uncontained large fires: 6 * Chilesvile, Okmulgee Field Office, BIA. Three miles north of Boley, OK. Timber and tall grass. Active fire behavior with running.
Russell Mountain, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. Thirty-one miles southwest of Ft. Smith, AR. Timber. Active fire behavior with wind-driven runs.
Longfellow Nine Mile Complex, Texas A & M Forest Service. Twelve miles northeast of Sanderson, TX. Short grass and brush. Minimal fire behavior.
Stray, Kisatchie National Forest, USFS. One mile northeast of Otis, LA. Timber. Minimal fire behavior.
Red Hill, Okmulgee Field Office, BIA. Eight miles SE of Henryetta, OK. Timber. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Structures threatened.
Henderson Ridge, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. Thirty-three miles southeast of McAlester, OK. Timber and short grass. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, wind-driven runs and flanking. Structures threatened.
Starr, Cherokee Nation Agency, BIA. Four miles north of Kansas, OK. Timber and hardwood litter. Moderate fire behavior with running, backing and flanking. Structures threatened. Last narrative unless significant activity occurs.
How are they fighting these fires if they can't breath for the smoke?
Kansas firefighters responded Saturday to help in Oklahoma (click here) to help fight a large grass fire which prompted multiple evacuations.
According to the Kansas Forest Service, wildland fire personnel and Tanker 95 from the Kansas Forest Service responded to the 412 Fire in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The fire was was estimated at 10,000 acres according to the Oklahoma Forestry Service. Local officials had placed an evacuation in effect for Beaver, Oklahoma.
Multiple Kansas volunteer fire departments and the Clark County Wildland Fire Task Force were also on scene to assist local resources with the 412 Fire. In addition to the support of resources on scene, the 7 County Wildland Fire Task Force is in Meade County, Kansas, to provide fire response coverage while local fire departments assist with the 412 Fire.
“It is through partnerships we establish before a wildfire starts that we are able to provide mutual aid when the need arises,” said State Fire Management Officer Mark Neely.
KFS worked closely with Oklahoma Forestry Services to make resources available knowing that high fire danger days were in the forecast. Assigning resources across state lines is made possible by the Great Plains Interstate Fire Compact....
