Wildfires of 2009

Black Pup Fire

2009OklahomaWildfire

The Black Pup Fire burned 1,920 acres in Oklahoma, in 2009. It was discovered on April 9, 2009, and contained on April 9, 2009. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

Size
1,920 acres
Discovered
April 9, 2009
Contained
April 9, 2009
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.614, -96.441.

The record

Reported final size
1,920 acres
Discovered
April 9, 2009, 8:27 p.m. local time
Contained
April 9, 2009, 11:30 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Debris and open burning
State
Oklahoma
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Osage Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-585472

Other large fires in Oklahoma in 200912

FireAcresStartCause
Loco-Healdton Fire56,688Apr 9, 2009
Putnam Fire52,790Mar 5, 2009
Chester Fire41,497Jul 10, 2009
Ratcliff City-Tatums Fire23,824Apr 9, 2009
Cleo Fire11,520Apr 4, 2009Human
Peach Orchard Fire10,216Mar 17, 2009Human
Mulhall-Payne County Fire8,600Apr 9, 2009
Brushy Mountain Fire8,000Apr 9, 2009Human
Unnamed Fire6,955Jan 20, 2009
Lindsay Fire6,766Apr 9, 2009Human
Pretty Penny Fire6,000Mar 19, 2009Human
Unnamed Fire4,017Jan 20, 2009

Every fire of 2009 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.