Shell Creek Fire
The Shell Creek Fire burned 1,000 acres in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, in 2009. It was discovered on February 21, 2009, and contained on February 21, 2009. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- February 21, 2009
- Contained
- February 21, 2009
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.296, -95.875.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- February 21, 2009, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- February 21, 2009, 8:45 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- McIntosh County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Oklahoma Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2009_OK-ECU-09-40006
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 |
| Peach Orchard Fire | 10,216 | Mar 17, 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 |
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.