Bascome Fire
The Bascome Fire was reported on March 24, 2018 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma and burned 1,894 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,894 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 24, 2018
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.071, -95.405.
The incident
- Size
- 1,894 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 24, 2018 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Not reported
- Location
- 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF McALESTER, OK
- County
- Pittsburg County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,600
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-OKECU-180159
- IRWIN identifier
- 8B505CEC-130A-430A-B335-4FF430EE6E6F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Quinton, OK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Quinton, OK4 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Wilburton, OK12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Longtown, OK13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Hartshorne, OK18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eufaula, OK18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Texanna, OK19 miles north of the fire’s origin
Oklahoma wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 All current fires
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 28, 2018 at 9:13 AM CDT. Identifier 2018-OKECU-180159.