Vamoosa Fire
The Vamoosa Fire burned 3,300 acres in Oklahoma, in 2004. It was discovered on February 19, 2004, and contained on February 21, 2004. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 3,300 acres
- Discovered
- February 19, 2004
- Contained
- February 21, 2004
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.993, -96.639.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,300 acres
- Discovered
- February 19, 2004, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- February 21, 2004, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Oklahoma
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Wewoka Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-392335
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 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,238 | Apr 2, 2004 |
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.