Love Fire
The Love Fire burned 1,000 acres in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, in 2012. It was discovered on August 6, 2012, and contained on August 8, 2012. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 6, 2012
- Contained
- August 8, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.008, -95.818.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 6, 2012, 5:24 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 8, 2012, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Pittsburg 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-12-42011
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
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.