Wildfires of 2006

Stecker Fire

2006OklahomaWildfire

The Stecker Fire burned 1,288 acres in Oklahoma, in 2006. It was discovered on January 18, 2006, and contained on January 20, 2006. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

Size
1,288 acres
Discovered
January 18, 2006
Contained
January 20, 2006
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.957, -98.279.

The record

Reported final size
1,288 acres
Discovered
January 18, 2006, 11:00 a.m. local time
Contained
January 20, 2006, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Equipment and vehicle use
State
Oklahoma
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Anadarko Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-517982

Other large fires in Oklahoma in 200612

FireAcresStartCause
Ratliff City Fire19,200Jan 12, 2006Human
Prague Fire16,423Jan 1, 2006Human
Cashion Complex14,000Jan 1, 2006Human
Velma Fire12,500Mar 1, 2006Human
Wainwright Fire8,080Jan 1, 2006Human
BIA Empire Fire8,000Mar 1, 2006Human
Bialoco Fire7,880Mar 2, 2006Human
Arbuckle Fire7,000Jan 1, 2006
Goat Hill Fire6,750Jan 1, 2006Human
Charlie Obrien Fire6,730Mar 28, 2006Human
Chandler Fire6,400Mar 1, 2006Human
Windy Fire6,343Mar 12, 2006Human

Every fire of 2006 Oklahoma fire history

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.