oklahoma wildfire News

Two Oklahoma Firefighters Injured Battling Wildfire That Prompted Evacuations

MOORELAND, Okla. (AP) — Two Oklahoma volunteer firefighters are recovering after suffering burns battling a weekend wildfire in northwest Oklahoma, officials said. Mooreland firefighters Jared Brittain and Max Clark suffered injuries on Saturday when their truck was overrun by flames, …

Oklahoma Wildfire Destroys 5 Homes, 14 Barns

A wildfire that forced evacuations in rural southwestern Oklahoma last week destroyed five homes, 14 barns and nine vehicles, officials said Monday. Three of the burned homes were unoccupied, said Comanche County Emergency Management spokeswoman Amy Hawkins. The fire, which …

9 Homes Destroyed in Oklahoma Wildfire

Fire officials are suggesting a blaze that has destroyed at least nine homes in eastern Oklahoma and forced the evacuation of more than 100 others may have been intentionally set. Highway 9 Volunteer Fire Department chief Danny Choate told KOKI-TV …

New Oklahoma Fire Burns 40 Square Miles; Structures Destroyed

Authorities are responding to wildfires in Oklahoma and Kansas that have led to evacuations, scorched mostly rural land and destroyed an unknown number of structures. In Oklahoma, the largest fire was in the same area near the border with Kansas …

Pipeline Companies Ordered to Pay $6.5 M in Damages from Oklahoma Wildfire

Two pipelines companies have been ordered to pay more than $6.5 million in damages to more than 70 plaintiffs whose property was destroyed in a 2012 wildfire in Oklahoma. Court documents say a Payne County jury ordered IPS Engineering L.L.C. …

Investigators Say Controlled Burn not Cause of Oklahoma Wildfire

A stubborn wildfire that has killed one person and destroyed at least 10 homes continued to burn north of Oklahoma City on as investigators narrowed down the cause of the blaze. The wildfire in rural Logan County has scorched more …