| Smokehouse Creek Fire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Smoke from the Smokehouse Creek Fire streams across a road on February 27, 2024 | |
| Date(s) | February 26, 2024 – March 14, 2024 |
| Location | Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°50′52″N 101°25′57″W / 35.84778°N 101.43250°W |
| Statistics[1][2] | |
| Perimeter | 100% contained as of March 16, 2024 |
| Burned area | approx. 1,058,482 acres (1,654 sq mi; 428,352 ha) |
| Land use | approx. 2.5% developed |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Damage | $4,600,570 |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Downed power lines due to broken utility pole |
| Map | |
 Perimeter of the Smokehouse Creek Fire (map data) | |
The Smokehouse Creek Fire was a record-breaking wildfire affecting the northeastern Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma that started on February 26, 2024. The fire affected numerous communities in Hemphill and Roberts counties, including the town of Canadian.[3][4] As of March 16, 2024[update], the fire had burned approximately 1,058,482 acres (1,654 sq mi; 428,352 ha) before it was successfully contained,[1] making it the largest wildfire on record in Texas's history (going back to 1988) as well as the largest wildfire in the United States during 2024.[5] It was one of multiple fires during an outbreak of wind-driven wildfires in the Great Plains.
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- ^ Sutton, Joe; Almasy, Steve; Yan, Holly; Shackelford, Robert (February 29, 2024). "Deadly Texas wildfire torches 1 million acres – the largest blaze in state history – as more infernos rage out of control". CNN. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.