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Fire Information
Fire Science
Since the beginning of time, fires have burned in the forests of Arkansas and Oklahoma, playing a vital role in keeping the land healthy. More...
Current Fire Information
State and National Fire Information:
- Arkansas - Arkansas Forestry Commission provides information on burn bans, prescribed fires, and wildfire danger throughout Arkansas
- Oklahoma - Oklahoma Forestry Services provides information on burn bans for Oklahoma
- National- Wildland Fire Assessment System provides fire danger rating on a national level
- InciWeb -Incident Information System - wildfire incidents throughout the country
- Wild Web - Wild Cad indicating all incidents for Arkansas and Oklahoma
- Arkansas-Oklahoma Interagency Coordination Center (AOICC) (Link goes to AOICC FireNet page) -directs suppression response activities and mobilization of forces in support of regional and national emergencies. Fire management programs on the Ouachita & Ozark-St. Francis National Forests are provided through the Fire Team at the Supervisor's offices for the Ouachita, Ozark-St. Francis National Forests. Additionally, the Arkansas-Oklahoma Interagency Coordination Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas directs suppression response activities and mobilization of forces in support of Regional and National emergencies.
Fire & Smoke Information Map:
The Fire and Smoke Map displays information on ground level air quality monitors recording fine particulates (PM2.5) from smoke and other sources, as well as information on fires, smoke plume locations, and special statements about smoke issued by various sources.
This map is designed to allow the user to browse current conditions and show information relevant to the current location or another location of interest. This map is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Forest Service led Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program (IWFAQRP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Development work was done through an agreement with the University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. This site relies on data provided from a number of sources.
To Report a Wildfire:
To report a wildfire in Arkansas or Oklahoma:
Call 1-800-468-8834 (Arkansas) or 1-800-299-FIRE(3473) (Oklahoma), call 911, or your local fire department.
For general information, contact the Arkansas Oklahoma Interagency Coordination Center in Hot Springs at 501-321-5232
Fire Media Guide:
Resource for reporters working on stories involving fire in both the Ouachita and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
If You Fly, We Can't
Federal, state, and local wildland fire management agencies and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urge members of the public not to fly “Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)” or drones over or near wildfires. Unauthorized drone flights pose serious risks to firefighter and public safety and the effectiveness of wildfire suppression operations. Link for more information.
District Maps for Planned Burns
Link to the district maps for both the Ouachita and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests are on this site. Maps are available in both pdf and image formats.
Prescribed Fires on the Forests (or call 1-888-243-1042):
| Date | Ranger District/ Burn Name | County | Vicinity | # of Acres |
| 4/14/2023 | PCS/Andy Knight | Scott | Waldron | 3313 |
| 4/14/2023 | Mena-Oden/Two Mile Site Prep | Polk | Dallas | 26 |
| 4/14/2023 | Mena-Oden/Mena VIS | Polk | Mena | 75 |
| 4/13/2023 | Oklahoma/Cedar Mtn RX | McCurtain | Hochatown | 962 |
| 4/13/2023 | Caddo-Womble/Charlton Recration Area | Garland | Crystal Springs | 72 |
| 4/13/2023 | Caddo-Womble/Camp Clear Fork | Garland | Crystal Springs | 11 |
| 4/13/2023 | Mena-Ode/Johnson Highway | Scott | Y-City | 98 |
| 4/12/2023 | Oklahoma/Cedar Mtn RX | McCurtain | Hochatown | 7540 |
| 4/12/2023 | PCS/East Horseshoe | Scott | Waldron | 4278 |
| 4/12/20223 | Caddo-Womble/Mt Ida 12&13 Admin | Montgomery | Mt Ida | 276 |
| 4/12/2023 | Mena-Oden/Shady Lake | Polk | Athens | 67 |
| 4/11/2023 | Mena/Oden/Fiddler Creek 4 | Montgomery | Sims | 88 |
| 4/11/2023 | Mena-Oden/Brushy 2 | Polk | Cove | 38 |
| 4/11/2023 | PCS/North Henry Mtn | Scott | Lake Hinkle | 1063 |
| 4/11/2023 | Oklahoma/Glover | McCurtain | Hochtown | 1000 |
| 4/11/2023 | Caddo-Womble/Alamo 17 | Garland | Norman | 1280 |
| 4/11/2023 | PCS/North Shamshire | Scott | Waldron | 1995 |
| 4/10/2023 | PCS/Henry Mtn | Scott | Lake Hinkle | 2950 |
| 4/10/2023 | Caddo-Womble/Alamo 20 | Montgomery | Norman | 1504 |
| 4/10/2023 | Mena-Oden/Big Branch | Montgomery | Washita | 1,029 |
| 3/20/2023 | PCS/Harvey | Scott | Waldron | 3673 |
| 3/20/2023 | JWF/Rock Creek | Perry | Perryville | 2864 |
| 3/20/2023 | Caddo-Womble/East Saline | Polk/Howard | Norman | 2413 |
| 3/20/2023 | Caddo-Womble/Mazarn Mountain | Montgomery | Mount Ida | 1495 |
| 3/20/2023 | Mena-Oden/Shut-In | Scott | Eagleton | 4215 |
| 3/19/2023 | Caddo-Womble/East End Little Bear | Garland | Crystal Springs | 1052 |
| 3/19/2023 | PCS/Key Mountain | Scott | Waldron | 670 |
| 3/19/2023 | Caddo-Womble/Mount Ida 28 | Montgomery | Mount Ida | 462 |
| 3/19/2023 | Mena-Oden/Fiddler Creek | Montgomery | Sims | 1025 |
| 3/19/2023 | Mena-Oden/Heath Creek | Scott | Eagleton | 1162 |
| 3/19/2023 | JWF/Vanderslice Units 1-6 | Montgomery | Story | 6721 |
| 3/19/2023 | PCS/North White Oak | Scott | Waldron | 3815 |
| 3/18/2023 | PCS/Pilot Mountain | Scott | 1519 | |
| 3/15/2023 | PCS/North White Oak "East" | Scott | Waldron | 5463 |
| 3/15/2023 | MO/Mine Creek | Polk | Old Dallas | 103 |
| 3/15/2023 | MO/Fodderstack | Polk | Old Dallas | 299 |
| 3/15/2023 | CW/Fulton 8&9 | Montgomery | Mt Ida | 1636 |
| 3/15/2023 | CW/Lost Mountain | Polk | Norman | 4344 |
| 3/15/2023 | PCS/Key Mountain "East" | Scott | Waldron | 1602 |
| 3/15/2023 | JWF/Avant 2 | Garland | Buckville | 1171 |
| 3/15/2023 | JWF/Vanderslice 7 | Montgomery | Story | 2316 |
| 3/15/2023 | Oklahoma/Lennox Ridge RX | LeFlore | Lennox | 3467 |
| 3/14/2023 | PCS/North White Oak "East" | Scott | Waldron | 1257 |
| 3/14/2023 | PCS/Beau Champ Regens | Scott | Waldron | 244 |
| 3/14/2023 | CW/Job Corps North & South | Garland | Hot Springs | 798 |
| 3/14/2023 | CW/Mount Ida 7 | Montgomery | Mt Ida | 922 |
| 3/14/2023 | JWF/Avant | Garland | Buckville | 881 |
| 3/14/2023 | Oklahoma/Lennox Ridge RX | LeFlore | Lennox | 6493 |
| 3/14/2023 | MO/Johnson Strip | Scott | Y City | 155 |
| 3/14/2023 | MO/Terrapin Creek | Scott | Eagleton | 189 |
| 3/13/2023 | PCS/North White Oak | Scott | Waldron | 2149 |
| 3/13/2023 | MO/Posey Hollow | Montgomery | Chery Hill | 693 |
| 3/7/2023 | MO/Fiddler Regen | Montgomery | Sims | 60 |
| 3/7/2023 | JWF Wildcat 0, 3, 4, 5 | Yell | Rover | 5969 |
| 3/7/2023 | CW/Mount Ida 17 & 19 | Montgomery | Mt Ida | 1183 |
| 3/6/2023 | JWF/Vanderslice 8 | Mongtomery | Story | 1463 |
| 3/6/2023 | JWF/Avant | Garland | Buckville | 1213 |
| 3/6/2023 | MO/Grapevine | Montgomery | Oden | 3700 |
| 3/6/2023 | PCS/Kingdoodle/Sugar Creek | Scott | Waldron | 4973 |
| 3/6/2023 | OKRD/Harvey West | LeFlore | Whitesboro | 2207 |
| 3/5/2023 | Caddo-Womble/Blaylock-Brier Leader | Polk | Norman | 3637 |
| 3/4/2023 | PCS/Shamshire | Scott | Booneville | 3175 |
| 3/4/2023 | PCS/Freedom Mountain | Scott | Waldron | 93 |
| 3/4/2023 | JWF/Alum Fork | Perry | Paron | 1494 |
| 3/4/2023 | Caddo/Womble | Montgomery/Polk | Norman | 3115 |
| 02/28/2023 | Poteau Cold Springs/Sugar Creek North | Scott | Booneville | 2932 |
| 02/28/2023 | Mena Oden/Cedar Fork/SW Cedar | Mongtomery | Parks | 1884 |
| 02/28/2023 | JWF/Hopper | Yell | Harvey | 1718 |
| 02/28/2023 | JWF/Cedar | Yell | Rover | 1878 |
| 02/28/2023 | Caddo Womble/Hurricane Mountain/Sugar Tree | Polk/Montgomery | Washita | 4378 |
| 02/28/2023 | Caddo Womble/Fulton 10, 12, 13 | Polk/Montgomery | Washita | 2641 |
| 02/23/2023 | Poteau-Cold Springs/Pilot Mtn Regens | Scott | Waldron | 238 |
| 02/23/2023 | Mena-Oden/Cedar Fork Regens | Montgomery | Parks | 320 |
| 02/21/2023 | Mena-Oden/East Muddy | Montgomery | Sims | 290 |
| 02/21/2023 | Oklahoma/Hudson RX | McCurtain | Smithville | 1060 |
| 02/19/2023 | PCS/Kingdoodle Regens | Scott | Waldron | 196 |
| 02/19/2023 | OKRD/Buffalo Danny | McCurtain | Smithville | 1235 |
| 02/18/2023 | CW/Seed Orchard | Montgomery | Mount Ida | 691 |
| 02/18/2023 | JWF/Vanderslice 8 | Montgomery | Story | 410 |
| 02/18/2023 | MO/Shut-In #1 | Scott | Eagleton | 36 |
| 02/18/2023 | MO/Tarrapin Creek | Scott | Eagleton | 189 |
| 02/18/2023 | PCS/Harvey Regen | Scott | Waldron | 200 |
| 02/18/2023 | JWF/Avant 6 | Garland | Buckville | 483 |
| 02/17/2023 | PCS/Harvey Regens | Scott | Waldron | 200 |
| 02/13/2023 | PCS/Eash Horseshoe Creek | Scott | Waldron | 200 |
| 02/12/2023 | PCS/Turkey Creek | Scott | Boles | 115 |
| 02/05/2023 | PCS/Beau Champ | Scott | Waldron | 161 |
| 01/13/2023 | JWF/Site Prep 7&8 | Garland | Jessieville | 79 |
Ozark-St. Francis National Forests:
| Date | Ranger District/Burn Name | County | Vicinity | # of Acres |
| 4/13/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Ozone Rec Area (Ozone RX) | Johnson | Ozone | 20 |
| 4/12/2023 | BoMag/Stafford | Yell | Belleville | 179 |
| 4/12/2023 | Big Piney/Smith Ridge | Madison | Kingston | 1466 |
| 4/12/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Horsehead Glade | Johnson | Clarksville | 50 |
| 4/12/2023 | Sylamore/Bethel Springs | Baxter | Calico Rock | 181 |
| 4/12/2023 | Sylamore/Casteel Regen | Stone | Calico Rock | 207 |
| 4/11/2023 | Slyamore/Fifty-Six West | Stone | Fifty-Six | 609 |
| 4/11/2023 | BoMag/Whitewater/Davis Ridge | Crawford | Natural Dam | 2395 |
| 4/11/2023 | Big Piney/Meyer Branch | Pope | Hector | 1352 |
| 4/11/2023 | Big Piney/County Line | Madison | Red Star | 1747 |
| 3/20/2023 | Sylamore/Blanchard Springs | Stone | Fifty-Six | 1385 |
| 3/20/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Lynn Hollow | Madison | Oark | 1349 |
| 3/20/2023 | Pleasant Hill/News File | Johnson | Oark | 992 |
| 3/20/2023 | BoMag/Bramlett/Cove | Logan | Corley | 2654 |
| 3/20/2023 | Big Piney/Parker Ridge | Pope | Dover | 2793 |
| 3/20/2023 | BoMag/Tower | Logan | Midway | 955 |
| 3/20/2023 | Big Piney/Dry Branch | 483 | ||
| 3/19/2023 | Boston Mountain/Hunters Well-Mill Creek | Franklin | Fern | 3240 |
| 3/19/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Morgan East | Franklin | Oark | 2780 |
| 3/19/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Gregory Mountain | Johnson/Franklin | I-40 | 2689 |
| 3/19/2023 | Big Piney/Parker Ridge | Pope | Dover | 4043 |
| 3/18/2023 | Boston Mountain/Whiskey Springs #3 | Crawford | Chester | 3000 |
| 3/15/2023 | Big Piney/Middle Mountain North | Pope | Dover | 1945 |
| 3/15/2023 | Big Piney/Falling Water | Pope | Witts Springs | 3652 |
| 3/15/2023 | Boston Mt/Magazine/Corley | Logan | Corley | 1704 |
| 3/15/2023 | Boston Mt/Magazine/Mill Creek | Franklin/Crawford | Fern | 1483 |
| 3/14/2023 | Big Piney/Falling Water | Pope | Dover | 4373 |
| 3/14/2023 | Sylamore/Fozzie | Stone | Calico Rock | 481 |
| 3/14/2023 | Boston Mt/Mt Magazine/Whiskey Springs 2 | Crawford | Cedarville | 1000 |
| 3/14/2023 | Boston Mt/Mt Magazine/Hunter's Well | Franklin | Fern | 1597 |
| 3/14/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Pink Twist | Franklin | Ozark | 750 |
| 3/14/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Horsehead North | Johnson | Clarksville | 748 |
| 3/13/2023 | Sylamore/Wildcat 23 | Stone | Fifty Six | 247 |
| 3/13/2023 | Big Piney/Middle Mountain North | Pope | Dover | 2345 |
| 3/7/2023 | Sylamore/Rories | Baxter | Big Flat | 4325 |
| 3/7/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Big Flat | Johnson | Oark | 1900 |
| 3/7/2023 | BoMag/Gap Block 1 & 2 | Washington | Siloam Springs | 1361 |
| 3/6/2023 | BoMag/Black Mountain-Rosson Hollow | Franklin | Cass | 2528 |
| 3/6/2023 | Big Piney/Pilot Rock | Johnson | Oark | 5804 |
| 3/6/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Arbaugh | Johnson | Ozark | 75 |
| 3/5/2023 | Sylamore/Merrill Ridge | Baxter | Norfork | 5607 |
| 3/4/2023 | Sylamore | Baxter | Norfork | 5607 |
| 03/01/2023 | Sylamore/Gambler | Baxter | Norfork | 1400 |
| 02/28/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Blackline #2 | Johnson | Ozark | 420 |
| 02/28/2023 | Boston Mountain/Mt. Magazine/Rag Town | Franklin | Cass | 860 |
| 02/28/2023 | Big Piney/Private Line | Searcy | Witts Springs | 968 |
| 02/28/2023 | Sylamore/Tarwater North | Stone | Mountain View | 1312 |
| 02/28/2023 | Sylamore/Gambler 1 | Baxter | Norfork | 4485 |
| 02/24/2023 | Sylamore/Stewart Fork BL2 | Baxter | Mountain View | 300 |
| 02/23/2023 | Sylamore/Stewart Fork BL1 | Baxter | Mountain View | 300 |
| 02/21/2023 | Big Piney/Owens | Pope | Witts Springs | 119 |
| 02/21/2023 | Boston Mtn/Magazine/Deer East | Franklin | Fern | 1374 |
| 02/21/2023 | Sylamore/Rorie S BL1 | Stone | Mountain View | 100 |
| 02/18/2023 | Big Piney/Cedar Mountain | Van Buren | Cleveland | 661 |
| 02/13/2023 | Pleasant Hill/Big Flat Black Line | Franklin/Johnson | Oark | 100 |
| 01/09/2023 | Boston Mountain/Chamber Springs Field | Benton | Wedington | 80 |
| 01/06/2023 | Sylamore | Baxter | Big Flat | 180 |
| 01/05/2023 | Sylamore | Baxter | Mountain View | 400 |
| 01/05/2023 | Pleasant Hill | Franklin/Johnson | Oark | 100 |
| 01/05/2023 | Boston Mountain | Crawford | Cedarville | 167 |