Shurden Fire
The Shurden Fire burned 2,000 acres in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, in 2002. It was discovered on December 2, 2002, and contained on December 3, 2002. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- December 2, 2002
- Contained
- December 3, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.323, -95.882.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- December 2, 2002, 4:25 p.m. local time
- Contained
- December 3, 2002, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- McIntosh County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Oklahoma Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2002_OK-OKS-40015
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 |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,963 | Feb 23, 2002 | |
| Okesa Rd Fire | 1,760 | Mar 29, 2002 | Human |
| 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.