Velma Complex
The Velma Complex burned 26,000 acres in Stephens County, Oklahoma, in 2005. It was discovered on November 27, 2005.
- Size
- 26,000 acres
- Discovered
- November 27, 2005
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.428, -97.648.
The record
- Reported final size
- 26,000 acres
- Discovered
- November 27, 2005, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Stephens County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Oklahoma Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Part of
- Velma Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2005_OK-OKS-40022
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 200512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Little River 2 Fire | 6,122 | 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.