Bug Creek Fire
The Bug Creek Fire was reported on March 19, 2016 in Osage County, Oklahoma and burned 2,870 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,870 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2016
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.421, -96.512.
The incident
- Size
- 2,870 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2016 at 2:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Osage County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $19,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-OKOSA-016066
- IRWIN identifier
- C56815BC-01BA-46D9-A8B6-AE30EAEE4EE3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hominy, OK covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated March 30, 2016 at 1:10 PM CDT. Identifier 2016-OKOSA-016066.