{"id":3232,"date":"2024-02-28T15:05:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/news\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:07:00","slug":"oklahoma-tribal-casinos-temporarily-evacuated-due-to-wildfire-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/news\/oklahoma-tribal-casinos-temporarily-evacuated-due-to-wildfire-threat","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Tribal Casinos Temporarily Evacuated Due To Wildfire Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/wildfire.jpg\" title=\"Oklahoma Tribal Casinos Temporarily Evacuated Due To Wildfire Threat\" alt=\"wildfire\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3233\" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patrons at Native Lights Casino and 7 Clans First Council Casino Hotel in Newkirk have been forced to evacuate.<\/li>\n<li>The temporary evacuation was imposed because of the threat of a wildfire. <\/li>\n<li>Firefighters stopped the wildfire from reaching the venues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Tuesday evening, tribal gaming properties based in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/states\/oklahoma\">Oklahoma<\/a>, <strong>7 Clans First Council Casino Hotel<\/strong> and <strong>Native Lights Casino<\/strong>, were asked to evacuate all patrons and personnel. <\/p>\n<p>The request came from local officials who were afraid that the high winds and the spreading flames from an active wildfire were going to reach the two properties. <\/p>\n<p>The wildfire turned into a threat after a cold front reached the area in the afternoon and temperatures fell approximately 50 degrees while winds from the north created the conditions for a big wildfire.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y0Hc0sIFUqs?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-casinos-received-emergency-alerts\">The Casinos Received Emergency Alerts<\/h2>\n<p>As the wildfire was spreading next to the Kansas border, the gambling venues received emergency alerts asking them to leave the premises. <\/p>\n<p>According to the warning issued by <strong>Kay County Emergency Management<\/strong>, the initial path of the wildfire was heading straight toward the two tribal casinos owned and operated by the Otoe-Missouria Development Authority and the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>At around 8:30 p.m., the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management predicted the fire would reach Kay County, as flames and smoke were indicating potential poor visibility and traffic coming to a halt. <\/p>\n<p>Some Chilocco residents in an area next to the casinos received the same evacuation orders. <\/p>\n<p>Newkirk residents were also encouraged to leave their neighborhoods and relocate to eastern locations or else they would risk getting trapped or injured.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, before 9 p.m., <strong>Newkirk Fire Chief Adam Longcrie<\/strong> decided to suspend the evacuation order for Newkirk.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"firefighters-stopped-the-wildfire-from-reaching-the-casinos\">Firefighters Stopped the Wildfire From Reaching the Casinos <\/h2>\n<p>At 9:05 p.m. Tuesday, Kay County Emergency Management announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/states\/kansas\">Kansas<\/a> and Oklahoma firefighters managed to courageously stop the wildfire from reaching the casinos.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, the crews continue to fight \u201c<em>high wind and blowing embers which could still cause additional fires that could grow<\/em>\u201d, according to local emergency officials.<\/p>\n<p>They added the two casinos were no longer under threat. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: Patrons at Native Lights Casino and 7 Clans First Council Casino Hotel in Newkirk have been forced to evacuate. 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