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Oak Mountain State Park Fire

Shelby County, AL · Undetermined

The Oak Mountain State Park Fire in Shelby County, Alabama burned 279 acres and is no longer active. It was found Sep 22, 2026.

This fire is no longer active. It burned 279 acres in Shelby before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

279

Acres Burned

51

Days Burning

Sep 22, 2026

Discovered

2w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Sep 29 / 150 acresOct 23 / 279 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

5 public land units within 75 miles

Talladega National Forest

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National Forest / AL

21.3 mi

E

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / AL

24.6 mi

SW

Cheaha Wilderness

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Wilderness / AL

52.9 mi

E

Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / AL

63.3 mi

NE

Rose Purchase Unit

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National Forest / AL

71 mi

NE

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK update: 279 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK containment moved from 80% to 100%.

IRWIN

OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK update: 279 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 3

Per interagency perimeter data, the OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK grew 29 acres to 279 and containment moved from 65% to 80%.

IRWIN

OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK update: 250 acres, 65% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK grew 120 acres to 250.

IRWIN

OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK update: 130 acres, 65% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK was remapped 20 acres lower to 130.

IRWIN

OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK mapped at 150 acres, 65% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 29

Interagency perimeter data shows the OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK at 150 acres, 65% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 22Now

51 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: 81ec3da6-0849-414e-97b5-7eef1f33b2ec

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