Multiple wildfires ravaging western Oklahoma

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-25

[00:00:06]>> WILD FIRES ARE BREAKING OUT >> WILD FIRES ARE BREAKING OUT >> WILD FIRES ARE BREAKING OUT ACROSS THE STATE, BUT ACROSS THE STATE, BUT ACROSS THE STATE, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE PANHANDLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE PANHANDLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE PANHANDLE, DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF ACRES.

[00:00:11]DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF ACRES.

[00:00:11]DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF ACRES. FIRE CREWS ALONG WITH FIRE CREWS ALONG WITH FIRE CREWS ALONG WITH VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, FARMERS AND RANCHERS AS WELL.

[00:00:14]FARMERS AND RANCHERS AS WELL.

[00:00:14]FARMERS AND RANCHERS AS WELL. ALL WORKING OVERTIME TO BATTLE ALL WORKING OVERTIME TO BATTLE ALL WORKING OVERTIME TO BATTLE THESE FLAMES. MOST OF WESTERN THESE FLAMES. MOST OF WESTERN THESE FLAMES. MOST OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA IS EXPERIENCING OKLAHOMA IS EXPERIENCING OKLAHOMA IS EXPERIENCING EXTREME DROUGHT.

[00:00:21]EXTREME DROUGHT.

[00:00:21]EXTREME DROUGHT. >> AND THAT'S THE SAME AREA >> AND THAT'S THE SAME AREA >> AND THAT'S THE SAME AREA WHERE THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 WHERE THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 WHERE THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 LARGE FIRES BURNING RIGHT NOW.

[00:00:28]LARGE FIRES BURNING RIGHT NOW.

[00:00:28]LARGE FIRES BURNING RIGHT NOW. >> THE CIMARRON EMERGENCY >> THE CIMARRON EMERGENCY >> THE CIMARRON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR TELLS NEWS MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR TELLS NEWS MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR TELLS NEWS FOUR'S KATELYN OGLE QUOTE, FOUR'S KATELYN OGLE QUOTE, FOUR'S KATELYN OGLE QUOTE, THESE FIRES HAVE BEEN A BEAST.

[00:00:34]THESE FIRES HAVE BEEN A BEAST.

[00:00:34]THESE FIRES HAVE BEEN A BEAST. OUR GUYS ARE TIRED AND THEY OUR GUYS ARE TIRED AND THEY OUR GUYS ARE TIRED AND THEY NEED HELP. AND NEED HELP. AND NEED HELP. AND >> SO FORESTRY HAS REALLY >> SO FORESTRY HAS REALLY >> SO FORESTRY HAS REALLY STEPPED UP TO COME HELP. LILA STEPPED UP TO COME HELP. LILA STEPPED UP TO COME HELP. LILA VL, THE CIMARRON COUNTY VL, THE CIMARRON COUNTY VL, THE CIMARRON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR SAYS SOME VOLUNTEER SAYS SOME VOLUNTEER SAYS SOME VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS MULTIPLE FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS MULTIPLE FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.

[00:00:46]DEPARTMENTS.

[00:00:47]DEPARTMENTS. >> GOING DAYS WITHOUT SLEEP, >> GOING DAYS WITHOUT SLEEP, >> GOING DAYS WITHOUT SLEEP, BATTLING WILDFIRES MOSTLY BATTLING WILDFIRES MOSTLY BATTLING WILDFIRES MOSTLY SPARKED BY LIGHTNING STRIKES.

[00:00:53]SPARKED BY LIGHTNING STRIKES.

[00:00:53]SOME FLAMES REACHING 30 FEET SOME FLAMES REACHING 30 FEET SOME FLAMES REACHING 30 FEET TALL. EVERYBODY STRETCHED TALL. EVERYBODY STRETCHED TALL. EVERYBODY STRETCHED PRETTY THIN RIGHT NOW. RIGHT PRETTY THIN RIGHT NOW. RIGHT PRETTY THIN RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW WITH SEVERAL FIRES ARE NOW WITH SEVERAL FIRES ARE NOW WITH SEVERAL FIRES ARE RAGING IN OKLAHOMA AND RAGING IN OKLAHOMA AND RAGING IN OKLAHOMA AND BORDERING STATES LIKE THE BORDERING STATES LIKE THE BORDERING STATES LIKE THE BALLARD STATELINE FIRE. WOLF BALLARD STATELINE FIRE. WOLF BALLARD STATELINE FIRE. WOLF CANYON FIRE, TEXAS, OK, FIRE, CANYON FIRE, TEXAS, OK, FIRE, CANYON FIRE, TEXAS, OK, FIRE, CADILLAC FIRE, BLACK MESA FIRE CADILLAC FIRE, BLACK MESA FIRE CADILLAC FIRE, BLACK MESA FIRE AND THE SHARP FIRE. THE SHARP AND THE SHARP FIRE. THE SHARP AND THE SHARP FIRE. THE SHARP FIRE HAS BURNED THROUGH MORE FIRE HAS BURNED THROUGH MORE FIRE HAS BURNED THROUGH MORE THAN 28,000 ACRES. 12,000 OF THAN 28,000 ACRES. 12,000 OF THAN 28,000 ACRES. 12,000 OF THOSE ARE HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

[00:01:16]THOSE ARE HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

[00:01:16]THOSE ARE HERE IN OKLAHOMA. THAT FIRE WAS MOVING SO STRONG THAT FIRE WAS MOVING SO STRONG THAT FIRE WAS MOVING SO STRONG AND SO QUICK RUSH UNITS AND SO QUICK RUSH UNITS AND SO QUICK RUSH UNITS COULDN'T GET HOLD OF HARDLY AN COULDN'T GET HOLD OF HARDLY AN COULDN'T GET HOLD OF HARDLY AN AVIATION HELPED. IT HELPED A AVIATION HELPED. IT HELPED A AVIATION HELPED. IT HELPED A LOT. IT'S CALLED UP HIGHWAY LOT. IT'S CALLED UP HIGHWAY LOT. IT'S CALLED UP HIGHWAY 2.87, TO CAMP A COLORADO 2.87, TO CAMP A COLORADO 2.87, TO CAMP A COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT POSTPONING SCHOOL DISTRICT POSTPONING SCHOOL DISTRICT POSTPONING GRADUATION TO KEEP GRADUATION TO KEEP GRADUATION TO KEEP FIREFIGHTING RESOURCES FIREFIGHTING RESOURCES FIREFIGHTING RESOURCES AVAILABLE ONCE IT GETS IN.

[00:01:35]AVAILABLE ONCE IT GETS IN.

[00:01:35]AVAILABLE ONCE IT GETS IN. SAYS IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIGHT SAYS IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIGHT SAYS IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIGHT AND IT TAKES A LOT OF AND IT TAKES A LOT OF AND IT TAKES A LOT OF RESOURCES. MEANWHILE, THE RESOURCES. MEANWHILE, THE RESOURCES. MEANWHILE, THE BLACK MESA FIRE HAS BURNED BLACK MESA FIRE HAS BURNED BLACK MESA FIRE HAS BURNED THROUGH 1200 ACRES IN THROUGH 1200 ACRES IN THROUGH 1200 ACRES IN OKLAHOMA. ONCE IT STARTS OKLAHOMA. ONCE IT STARTS OKLAHOMA. ONCE IT STARTS HITTING THOSE CEDARS, THOUGH, HITTING THOSE CEDARS, THOUGH, HITTING THOSE CEDARS, THOUGH, CEDAR SPREAD THAT FIRE QUITE A CEDAR SPREAD THAT FIRE QUITE A CEDAR SPREAD THAT FIRE QUITE A WAYS.

[00:01:49]WAYS.

[00:01:49]WAYS. >> AND THEN YOU'LL THINK YOU >> AND THEN YOU'LL THINK YOU >> AND THEN YOU'LL THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON IT. AND HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON IT. AND HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON IT. AND IT SITS THERE IN SMOLDERS IT SITS THERE IN SMOLDERS IT SITS THERE IN SMOLDERS UNDER THOSE HEATERS WHILE UNDER THOSE HEATERS WHILE UNDER THOSE HEATERS WHILE CIMARRON COUNTY WAITS FOR CIMARRON COUNTY WAITS FOR CIMARRON COUNTY WAITS FOR RAIN.