Ranger Mt Fire
The Ranger Mt Fire burned 987 acres in Oklahoma, in 2012. It was discovered on March 17, 2012, and contained on March 18, 2012. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 987 acres
- Discovered
- March 17, 2012
- Contained
- March 18, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,029 acres. Point of origin as reported, 35.733, -94.539.
The record
- Reported final size
- 987 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,029 acres
- Discovered
- March 17, 2012, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 18, 2012, 11:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Oklahoma
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Cherokee Nation Tribe
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Unit
- OKOBR
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2012-OKOBR-GPG8
- Fire occurrence record
- W-633955
- Note on the perimeter
- This fire starded on BIA land and spread on to FWS property on Ozark Bat Caves Refuge. It burned the area that was going to be burned in a RX burn in Sally Bull Hollow. The original intended burn (it followed refuge boundaries was 650 acres. The total fi
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
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.