Okesa Rd Fire
The Okesa Rd Fire burned 1,760 acres in Oklahoma, in 2002. It was discovered on March 29, 2002, and contained on March 30, 2002. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,760 acres
- Discovered
- March 29, 2002
- Contained
- March 30, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.703, -96.199.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,760 acres
- Discovered
- March 29, 2002, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 30, 2002, 6:00 p.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-387451
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| HULAH2 Fire | 8,000 | Mar 28, 2002 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,556 | Feb 23, 2002 | |
| Hulah Fire | 3,035 | Mar 29, 2002 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,759 | Feb 23, 2002 | |
| Hudsonlake Fire | 2,500 | Apr 1, 2002 | Human |
| Shurden Fire | 2,000 | Dec 2, 2002 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,963 | Feb 23, 2002 | |
| H 14 Fire | 1,740 | Mar 22, 2002 | |
| Sandcreek Fire | 1,240 | Mar 28, 2002 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,208 | Nov 22, 2002 | Human |
| Sugarloaf Mountain Fire | 1,200 | Nov 22, 2002 | Human |
| Hectorville Fire | 1,120 | Nov 18, 2002 | 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.