Kester Mtn. Fire
The Kester Mtn. Fire burned 1,605 acres in Adair County, Oklahoma, in 2004. It was discovered on April 3, 2004, and contained on April 4, 2004. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,605 acres
- Discovered
- April 3, 2004
- Contained
- April 4, 2004
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.662, -94.570.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,605 acres
- Discovered
- April 3, 2004, 12:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- April 4, 2004, 12:30 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Adair County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Oklahoma Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2004OKOFS3-2004-30443-A
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 200412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 27,116 | Mar 15, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 19,667 | Apr 1, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 14,155 | Apr 1, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,184 | Mar 15, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,103 | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| Tarbone Complex | 5,930 | Mar 18, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,752 | Mar 15, 2004 | |
| Cedar Creek Fire | 5,500 | Feb 19, 2004 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,422 | Apr 1, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,365 | Mar 15, 2004 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,351 | Mar 31, 2004 | |
| Vamoosa Fire | 3,300 | Feb 19, 2004 | 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.