Whitehorn Fire
The Whitehorn Fire burned 1,924 acres in Oklahoma, in 2011. It was discovered on March 23, 2011, and contained on March 26, 2011. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,924 acres
- Discovered
- March 23, 2011
- Contained
- March 26, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,064 acres. Point of origin as reported, 36.549, -96.292.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,924 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,064 acres
- Discovered
- March 23, 2011, 12:23 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 26, 2011, 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
- MTBS fire identifier
- OK3654909629220110323
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-618688
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.