UNIT5 Fire
The UNIT5 Fire burned 1,958 acres in Texas, in 1995. It was discovered on September 9, 1995, and contained on September 10, 1995. The cause was recorded as smoking.
- Size
- 1,958 acres
- Discovered
- September 9, 1995
- Contained
- September 10, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.700, -94.117.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,958 acres
- Discovered
- September 9, 1995, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 10, 1995, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Smoking
- 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-1995TXMCR2164
Other large fires in Texas in 199512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cr 359 Fire | 9,410 | Feb 17, 1995 | |
| Unit 6 Arson Fire | 6,670 | Jan 16, 1995 | Human |
| Mcr North Fire | 3,800 | Sep 27, 1995 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,969 | May 6, 1995 | |
| Hatfield Fire | 2,436 | Jun 22, 1995 | Human |
| Txnewyear Fire | 2,000 | Jan 2, 1995 | Human |
| Dam Fire | 1,650 | Mar 22, 1995 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,614 | Feb 24, 1995 | |
| Microwave Fire | 1,414 | Feb 21, 1995 | |
| Choc N Cen Fire | 1,382 | Apr 11, 1995 | |
| Npt Pasture Fire | 1,150 | Jan 11, 1995 | |
| Sclamlake Fire | 1,079 | Jul 14, 1995 | Natural |
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.