Boar Creek Fire
The Boar Creek Fire burned 5,760 acres in Oklahoma, in 2000. It was discovered on October 12, 2000, and contained on October 13, 2000. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 5,760 acres
- Discovered
- October 12, 2000
- Contained
- October 13, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.271, -96.332.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,760 acres
- Discovered
- October 12, 2000, 3:47 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 13, 2000, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Oklahoma
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Osage Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-387388
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 11,577 | Sep 15, 2000 | Human |
| Craterlk-L Fire | 10,206 | Sep 12, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,955 | Sep 27, 2000 | |
| Bigelk Fire | 7,320 | Jan 1, 2000 | Human |
| Bristow Complex | 5,900 | Sep 18, 2000 | Human |
| Fairfax Fire | 4,500 | Oct 1, 2000 | Human |
| Southdown Estates Fire | 4,000 | Oct 1, 2000 | Human |
| Oakcliff Fire | 3,840 | Sep 19, 2000 | Human |
| Wild Creek Fire | 3,640 | Sep 21, 2000 | Human |
| Calhoun Fire | 2,700 | Sep 19, 2000 | Human |
| Osage Hills Fire | 2,500 | Sep 19, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,210 | Aug 10, 2000 |
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.