Boston So Fire
The Boston So Fire burned 1,754 acres in Oklahoma, in 2001. It was discovered on March 24, 2001, and contained on March 28, 2001. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,754 acres
- Discovered
- March 24, 2001
- Contained
- March 28, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.344, -96.487.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,754 acres
- Discovered
- March 24, 2001, 11:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 28, 2001, 10:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- 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-387410
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 20018
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 4,139 | Apr 9, 2001 | |
| Liberty Fire | 4,050 | Mar 19, 2001 | Human |
| Buck Creek Fire | 2,300 | Mar 24, 2001 | Human |
| Webb Fire | 1,750 | Jul 12, 2001 | |
| A-Road Fire | 1,500 | Apr 2, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,300 | Apr 7, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,240 | Nov 15, 2001 | Human |
| Naval Res Fire | 500 | Mar 4, 2001 | Human |
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.