Wildfires of 2002

Okesa Rd Fire

2002OklahomaWildfire

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

FireAcresStartCause
HULAH2 Fire8,000Mar 28, 2002Human
Unnamed Fire3,556Feb 23, 2002
Hulah Fire3,035Mar 29, 2002Human
Unnamed Fire2,759Feb 23, 2002
Hudsonlake Fire2,500Apr 1, 2002Human
Shurden Fire2,000Dec 2, 2002Human
Unnamed Fire1,963Feb 23, 2002
H 14 Fire1,740Mar 22, 2002
Sandcreek Fire1,240Mar 28, 2002Human
Unnamed Fire1,208Nov 22, 2002Human
Sugarloaf Mountain Fire1,200Nov 22, 2002Human
Hectorville Fire1,120Nov 18, 2002Human

Every fire of 2002 Oklahoma fire history

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.