Wildfires of 2002

Unnamed Fire

2002OklahomaWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 1,208 acres in Oklahoma, in 2002. It was discovered on November 22, 2002, and contained on November 25, 2002. The cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.

Size
1,208 acres
Discovered
November 22, 2002
Contained
November 25, 2002
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.022, -94.460.

The record

Reported final size
1,208 acres
Discovered
November 22, 2002, 12:45 p.m. local time
Contained
November 25, 2002, 2:30 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Misuse of fire by a minor
State
Oklahoma
Reporting unit
Oklahoma Division of Forestry
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
SWRA_OK_13249

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
Okesa Rd Fire1,760Mar 29, 2002Human
H 14 Fire1,740Mar 22, 2002
Sandcreek Fire1,240Mar 28, 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.