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Black Fox

Cherokee, OK · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 165 acres in Cherokee before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

165

Acres Burned

72

Days Burning

Aug 30, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 31 / 165 acresSep 15 / 165 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

5 public land units within 75 miles

Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / OK

21.6 mi

SE

Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / AR

24.2 mi

E

Black Mountain National Game Refuge

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NCA / AR

59.1 mi

SE

George Washington Carver National Monument

Go

Monument / MO

65 mi

NE

Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / OK

74.6 mi

SW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Black Fox update: 165 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 1

Per interagency perimeter data, the Black Fox containment moved from 75% to 100%.

IRWIN

Black Fox update: 165 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the Black Fox containment moved from 50% to 75%.

IRWIN

Black Fox mapped at 165 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Interagency perimeter data shows the Black Fox at 165 acres, 50% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 30Now

72 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 19469320-880e-41b5-a967-3f3271b9ffde

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