A stretch of dangerous fire weather across southern Oklahoma turned into a busy and challenging two days for area firefi ghters, as multiple blazes broke out east and south of Sulphur on March 18 and 19.
The region, like much of the state, has been under periodic elevated to critical fire weather alerts in recent weeks, with persistent high winds, dry vegetation and unseasonably warm temperatures creating prime conditions for fast-moving fires.
The first call came in at approx-imately 2:21 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at 2833 Koller Road. Initially reported as a grass fire, responding units from the Sulphur Fire Department arrived to find a more serious situation — a shop building and a covered outdoor area, along with hay bales, fully involved in flames.
