Firefighters in Oklahoma are on high alert due to increased wildfire risks, urging residents to take preventive measures to protect their homes.

Several counties across Oklahoma are now under burn bans as fire danger intensifies due to incoming strong winds. Cleveland ...

Oklahoma has more dry, dormant or dead plants on the ground than normal due to last year’s rainfall. The extra fuel is one ...

KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team, led by Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane, has been certified by WeatheRate as providing the ...

In March 2025, Oklahoma experienced one of the worst wildfire outbreaks in state history. In 2026, experts are predicting worse conditions.

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning over much of the state as strong winds with gusts of up to 50 mph are expected Jan. 16.

Experts predict increased and widespread wildfire risk across Oklahoma and parts of the southern US in 2026 due to drought and dry conditions.

Crews are battling several grass fires across the Oklahoma City metro on Wednesday, including ones in OKC and Norman.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Wildfires have burned more than 800,000 acres of Oklahoma forest and prairie over the past 15 years, and records show the overwhelming majority of the blazes were set deliberately.