Baker Fire
The Baker Fire burned 1,600 acres in Oklahoma, in 1994. It was discovered on November 21, 1994, and contained on November 25, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Discovered
- November 21, 1994
- Contained
- November 25, 1994
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.825, -98.800.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,600 acres
- Discovered
- November 21, 1994, 11:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- November 25, 1994, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oklahoma
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1994OKWMR2835
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 4,289 | Mar 29, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,220 | Mar 18, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,905 | Mar 4, 1994 | |
| Central-P Fire | 3,796 | Aug 19, 1994 | Human |
| Sunset Fire | 2,370 | Apr 1, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,530 | Mar 19, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,055 | Mar 18, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,010 | Mar 18, 1994 | |
| Q.range Fire | 1,000 | Jan 26, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,000 | Mar 17, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,000 | Mar 21, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,000 | Apr 2, 1994 |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.