Wildfire map shows blazes across Oklahoma, Kansas
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Woodward, Oklahoma, is under emergency evacuation as the fast-moving 43 Fire spreads into town and a fire whirl forms. Thousands of residents are impacted as crews battle multiple blazes and shifting winds.
Oklahoma wildfire season has started officially, and could ramp up to be as dangerous, if not more dangerous, than the wildfires of 2025.
Multiple agencies are responding to a grass fire East of Beaver.
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A wildfire in the vicinity of Woodward, Oklahoma, is spreading rapidly. Evacuations have been ordered in Kansas too, amid the Ranger Road fire.
A red flag warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Norman at 1:07 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Western Oklahoma, including Woodward, faces another high fire risk due to strong winds Wednesday.
Strong winds fueled rapid growth of the Ranger Road and Stevens fires across the Oklahoma Panhandle and into southern Kansas on February 17.Satellite imagery from the Joint Polar Satellite System