Nu Snake Fire
The Nu Snake Fire burned 1,230 acres in Oklahoma, in 2011. It was discovered on April 6, 2011, and contained on April 10, 2011. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,230 acres
- Discovered
- April 6, 2011
- Contained
- April 10, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,076 acres. Point of origin as reported, 35.631, -96.302.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,230 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,076 acres
- Discovered
- April 6, 2011, 2:20 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 10, 2011, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Oklahoma
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Okmulgee Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- OK3563109630220110406
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-618782
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Oklahoma in 201112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson Fire | 39,907 | Sep 1, 2011 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 17,989 | Mar 12, 2011 | |
| Greyhorse Fire | 11,382 | Mar 23, 2011 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 11,360 | Apr 12, 2011 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 10,450 | Mar 12, 2011 | |
| Main Street Fire | 9,500 | Jan 29, 2011 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 8,801 | Mar 12, 2011 | |
| Bristow 48 Fire | 6,152 | Mar 11, 2011 | Human |
| Turkey Springs Fire | 5,150 | Jun 3, 2011 | |
| Arbuckle Complex | 4,800 | Jul 13, 2011 | Natural |
| South 160 Fire | 4,620 | Apr 4, 2011 | Human |
| Cache Assist Fire | 4,500 | Apr 15, 2011 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.