Eight Mile Fire
The Eight Mile Fire burned 1,400 acres in Latimer County, Oklahoma, in 2003. It was discovered on April 18, 2003, and contained on April 19, 2003. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,400 acres
- Discovered
- April 18, 2003
- Contained
- April 19, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.753, -95.254.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,400 acres
- Discovered
- April 18, 2003, 10:45 a.m. local time
- Contained
- April 19, 2003, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Latimer County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Oklahoma Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2003_OK-OKS-03-20437
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Top Fire | 5,200 | Apr 1, 2003 | Human |
| Hairpin Curve Fire | 4,080 | Apr 1, 2003 | Human |
| Prue Fire | 3,300 | Apr 1, 2003 | Human |
| Twin Mounds Fire | 3,000 | Apr 1, 2003 | Human |
| Fire 10084 | 2,800 | Feb 2, 2003 | Human |
| Roosevelt Fire | 2,499 | Mar 14, 2003 | |
| Cedarcanyo Fire | 2,000 | Apr 1, 2003 | Human |
| Phinney Hl Fire | 1,670 | Oct 29, 2003 | Human |
| Fire 20321 | 1,607 | Mar 30, 2003 | Human |
| Fire 10085 | 1,500 | Feb 2, 2003 | Human |
| Fire 10249 | 1,470 | Apr 2, 2003 | Human |
| Fire 10344 | 1,453 | Jul 26, 2003 | 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.