Txpt Beach Fire
The Txpt Beach Fire burned 1,089 acres in Texas, in 1992. It was discovered on July 18, 1992, and contained on July 20, 1992. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,089 acres
- Discovered
- July 18, 1992
- Contained
- July 20, 1992
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.683, -94.900.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,089 acres
- Discovered
- July 18, 1992, 5:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 20, 1992, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1992TXMCR2087
Other large fires in Texas in 199210
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 9,000 | Sep 21, 1992 | |
| Smith Marsh Fire | 3,059 | Aug 25, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,471 | Oct 3, 1992 | |
| Gap Fire | 2,412 | Jul 1, 1992 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,090 | Nov 14, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,855 | Mar 14, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,573 | Oct 29, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,421 | Oct 3, 1992 | |
| Dippingvat Fire | 1,300 | Sep 9, 1992 | |
| Tptwister Fire | 1,100 | Sep 11, 1992 |
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.