The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) remains activated and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is in contact with emergency managers in the affected areas.

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Very high to extreme fire weather conditions are expected to continue this week across much of Oklahoma despite a slight possibility of rain.Despite the fact that more than half of Oklahoma’s 77 counties are under county commissioner enacted burn bans, including Grady County, nearly 200 acres in the state have burned this week, with fires being started by discarded fireplace ashes, burning ...