Chief Fire
The Chief Fire was reported on March 17, 2016 in Osage County, Oklahoma and burned 2,933 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,933 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 17, 2016
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.677, -96.278.
The incident
- Size
- 2,933 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 17, 2016 at 2:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Osage County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-OKOSA-016062
- IRWIN identifier
- 45002F17-BA7E-42AD-978A-1CFB65F16B6F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pawhuska, 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 23, 2016 at 1:30 PM CDT. Identifier 2016-OKOSA-016062.