Botone 3 Fire
The Botone 3 Fire burned 3,000 acres in Oklahoma, in 2012. It was discovered on August 3, 2012, and contained on August 13, 2012. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 3,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 3, 2012
- Contained
- August 13, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,019 acres. Point of origin as reported, 35.094, -98.533.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,000 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,019 acres
- Discovered
- August 3, 2012, 12:48 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 13, 2012, 5:15 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Oklahoma
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Anadarko Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- OK3509409853220120803
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-641707
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 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Hill Fire | 58,501 | Aug 2, 2012 | Human |
| Noble Fire | 8,954 | Aug 3, 2012 | Human |
| Indian Road Fire | 7,722 | Mar 6, 2012 | Human |
| Glencoe Fire | 6,887 | Aug 4, 2012 | |
| Cushing Fire | 6,580 | Aug 4, 2012 | Human |
| Ninnekah Fire | 6,500 | Aug 3, 2012 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,982 | Feb 26, 2012 | |
| Lick Creek Fire | 4,160 | Aug 4, 2012 | Human |
| Spanish Peak Fire | 4,058 | Mar 3, 2012 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,990 | Aug 8, 2012 | |
| Townley Road Fire | 3,900 | Jul 25, 2012 | Human |
| Lagoon Creek Fire | 3,500 | Aug 6, 2012 | Human |
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.