Oak Tree Fire
The Oak Tree Fire burned 4,471 acres in Pima County, Arizona, in 2002. It was discovered on February 21, 2002, and contained on February 26, 2002. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 4,471 acres
- Discovered
- February 21, 2002
- Contained
- February 26, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,167 acres. Point of origin as reported, 31.797, -110.592.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,471 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,167 acres
- Discovered
- February 21, 2002, 1:13 p.m. local time
- Contained
- February 26, 2002, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Pima County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Gila District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AZ3178711059820020221
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-107046
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Arizona in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodeo Fire | 259,159 | Jun 18, 2002 | Human |
| Ryan Fire | 38,179 | Apr 29, 2002 | Human |
| Bullock Fire | 30,600 | May 20, 2002 | Human |
| Walker Fire | 16,369 | Jun 12, 2002 | Human |
| Little Fire | 8,800 | May 4, 2002 | Human |
| Darnell Fire | 5,942 | Jun 28, 2002 | Natural |
| Trick Fire | 5,550 | Aug 21, 2002 | Natural |
| City Hall Fire | 5,312 | May 14, 2002 | Human |
| Carrizo 1 Fire | 4,033 | Jun 28, 2002 | Natural |
| Vock Cyn Fire | 3,674 | Feb 20, 2002 | |
| Packrat Complex | 3,470 | Aug 15, 2002 | Natural |
| Mustang Fire | 3,341 | Feb 23, 2002 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.