96-97 Fire
The 96-97 Fire burned 1,900 acres in Oklahoma, in 1996. It was discovered on March 2, 1996, and contained on March 2, 1996. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,900 acres
- Discovered
- March 2, 1996
- Contained
- March 2, 1996
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.000, -95.000.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,900 acres
- Discovered
- March 2, 1996, 1:10 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 2, 1996, 10:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Oklahoma
- Land ownership at origin
- Other Federal
- Reporting unit
- Cherokee Nation Tribe
- Agency
- Tribal agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-389279
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 199612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 70,000 | Feb 22, 1996 | |
| Westside Fire | 17,835 | Jan 25, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 9,489 | Mar 25, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 9,166 | Mar 25, 1996 | |
| Turnpike Mvd Fire | 5,911 | Feb 14, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,120 | Feb 12, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,286 | Mar 25, 1996 | |
| Cody Fire | 4,000 | Feb 18, 1996 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,587 | Mar 25, 1996 | |
| Springer Fire | 3,119 | Feb 23, 1996 | Human |
| Lakemurray Fire | 2,584 | Feb 23, 1996 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,505 | Feb 14, 1996 |
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.