Peach Orchard Fire
The Peach Orchard Fire burned 10,216 acres in Oklahoma, in 2009. It was discovered on March 17, 2009, and contained on March 24, 2009. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 10,216 acres
- Discovered
- March 17, 2009
- Contained
- March 24, 2009
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.354, -96.311.
The record
- Reported final size
- 10,216 acres
- Discovered
- March 17, 2009, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 24, 2009, 12:00 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-585441
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 200912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loco-Healdton Fire | 56,688 | Apr 9, 2009 | |
| Putnam Fire | 52,790 | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| Chester Fire | 41,497 | Jul 10, 2009 | |
| Ratcliff City-Tatums Fire | 23,824 | Apr 9, 2009 | |
| Cleo Fire | 11,520 | Apr 4, 2009 | Human |
| Mulhall-Payne County Fire | 8,600 | Apr 9, 2009 | |
| Brushy Mountain Fire | 8,000 | Apr 9, 2009 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,955 | Jan 20, 2009 | |
| Lindsay Fire | 6,766 | Apr 9, 2009 | Human |
| Pretty Penny Fire | 6,000 | Mar 19, 2009 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,017 | Jan 20, 2009 | |
| 2 Pounds of Bologna Fire | 4,000 | Feb 20, 2009 | 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.