Wildfires of 1996

Springer Fire

1996OklahomaWildfire

The Springer Fire burned 3,119 acres in Oklahoma, in 1996. It was discovered on February 23, 1996, and contained on February 24, 1996. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
3,119 acres
Discovered
February 23, 1996
Contained
February 24, 1996
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.067, -97.134.

The record

Reported final size
3,119 acres
Discovered
February 23, 1996, 11:30 a.m. local time
Contained
February 24, 1996, 2:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
Oklahoma
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Chickasaw Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-386864

Other large fires in Oklahoma in 199612

FireAcresStartCause
Unnamed Fire70,000Feb 22, 1996
Westside Fire17,835Jan 25, 1996
Unnamed Fire9,489Mar 25, 1996
Unnamed Fire9,166Mar 25, 1996
Turnpike Mvd Fire5,911Feb 14, 1996
Unnamed Fire5,120Feb 12, 1996
Unnamed Fire4,286Mar 25, 1996
Cody Fire4,000Feb 18, 1996Human
Unnamed Fire3,587Mar 25, 1996
Lakemurray Fire2,584Feb 23, 1996Human
Unnamed Fire2,505Feb 14, 1996
Unnamed Fire2,326Feb 22, 1996

Every fire of 1996 Oklahoma fire history

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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.