McLoud Fire Department

10/13/2026

10/06/2026

The burn ban has been reinstated for Pottawatomie County and is in effect until Oct. 20th.

09/15/2026

The burn ban has been extended another 14 days.

09/13/2026

Our current county burn ban is still in effect and if weather conditions remain the same, it’s likely to be extended.

🔥🚫 REMINDER: Pottawatomie County remains under a COUNTYWIDE BURN BAN through September 15, 2026.

An additional Burn Ban Resolution has been prepared and will appear before the Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners at their next meeting for review and action.

⚠️ Please continue to adhere to the current Burn Ban and help prevent wildfires. With dry conditions, one spark can quickly start a fire.

While the Burn Ban remains in effect:

🔥 DO NOT burn brush, trash, leaves, or other outdoor debris.
🔥 DO NOT conduct open burning or recreational fires prohibited by the Burn Ban.
🔥 DO NOT toss ci******es or other smoking materials on the ground.
🔥 AVOID parking or driving vehicles through tall, dry grass—hot exhaust systems can ignite vegetation.
🔥 USE EXTREME CAUTION with cutting, mowing, or other activities that may create sparks or heat.
🔥 CHECK trailers, chains, and equipment before traveling. Dragging chains can create sparks and ignite roadside vegetation.

🚒 Help us help our firefighters. Preventing even one unnecessary fire reduces the risk to our residents, first responders, homes, property, and livestock.

Please continue to follow all restrictions of the Countywide Burn Ban until it expires or an official update is issued.

📢 We will provide an update following action by the Board of County Commissioners.

See smoke or fire? Report it immediately by calling 911.

09/11/2026

Never forget.

09/09/2026

If you live in McLoud and around the lake, you may be hearing low flying aircraft. Our ground crews are getting some air support to help get this fire out. Shoutout to Firefighter Lang for the video.

09/08/2026

Our thoughts and prayers for the fallen firefighter, their family, and our brothers and sisters on Wellston FD.

08/18/2026

Pottawatomie County is now under a burn ban so no burning of any type is allowed. If you do any activities that causes sparking or anything that could start a fire, please take precautions to prevent an ignition. Our current weather conditions will make it easy for a fire to spread quickly and be difficult to contain.

08/12/2026

There’s currently a burn ban in McLoud city limits so no burn permits will be issued and no burning is allowed. As of today, there isn’t a burn ban in Pottawatomie county but we highly advise that you refrain from any burning. The grass is extremely dry and the winds have been getting stronger so we have an elevated fire danger for the next week. Even though the below graph shows western Oklahoma, fires will spread quickly and be difficult to control in our area until we start getting some measurable rainfall.