Roper Cove Fire
The Roper Cove Fire burned 2,580 acres in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, in 2005. It was discovered on November 28, 2005, and contained on December 1, 2005. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,580 acres
- Discovered
- November 28, 2005
- Contained
- December 1, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.696, -94.716.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,580 acres
- Discovered
- November 28, 2005, 11:20 a.m. local time
- Contained
- December 1, 2005, 3:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Ottawa County
- Reporting unit
- Oklahoma Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2005_OK-OKS-05-30918
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 200512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velma Complex | 26,000 | Nov 27, 2005 | |
| Cabiness Fire | 17,299 | Nov 8, 2005 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 15,408 | Apr 3, 2005 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 10,952 | Mar 18, 2005 | |
| Texanna Road Fire | 10,880 | Nov 27, 2005 | |
| Achille Fire | 10,000 | Dec 29, 2005 | Human |
| Wewoka Creek Fire | 9,600 | Dec 26, 2005 | Human |
| Bear Den Fire | 9,429 | Nov 27, 2005 | Human |
| Dripping Spring Fire | 9,080 | Nov 27, 2005 | Human |
| Proctor Fire | 7,680 | Nov 17, 2005 | Human |
| Antioch Fire | 7,000 | Nov 27, 2005 | Human |
| Pine Springs Fire | 6,400 | Dec 27, 2005 | 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.