Velma Fire
The Velma Fire burned 1,100 acres in Oklahoma, in 1996. It was discovered on March 14, 1996, and contained on March 15, 1996. The cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- March 14, 1996
- Contained
- March 15, 1996
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.414, -97.667.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- March 14, 1996, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 15, 1996, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution
- State
- Oklahoma
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Chickasaw Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-386876
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.