Fairfax Fire
The Fairfax Fire burned 4,500 acres in Oklahoma, in 2000. It was discovered on October 1, 2000, and contained on October 5, 2000. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 4,500 acres
- Discovered
- October 1, 2000
- Contained
- October 5, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.683, -96.683.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,500 acres
- Discovered
- October 1, 2000
- Contained
- October 5, 2000
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Oklahoma
- Reporting unit
- Oklahoma Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2000_OK-OKS-00110
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 |
| Boar Creek Fire | 5,760 | Oct 12, 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.