Windmill Fire
The Windmill Fire burned 1,000 acres in Texas, in 1996. It was discovered on July 5, 1996, and contained on July 5, 1996. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 5, 1996
- Contained
- July 5, 1996
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 28.883, -95.567.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 5, 1996, 3:50 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 5, 1996, 8:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1996TXSNR2448
Other large fires in Texas in 199612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork Fire | 27,223 | Apr 24, 1996 | |
| Triangle Fire | 26,294 | Mar 23, 1996 | |
| Buckle L Fire | 20,354 | Mar 23, 1996 | |
| Henrietta Fire | 13,702 | Mar 16, 1996 | |
| North Memphis Fire | 13,166 | Apr 25, 1996 | |
| Potter 1 Fire | 13,000 | Mar 23, 1996 | Human |
| Poolville Fire | 12,201 | Mar 16, 1996 | |
| Highway 70 Fire | 10,771 | Feb 27, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,487 | Feb 1, 1996 | |
| MCFWEST3 Fire | 5,388 | Jan 24, 1996 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,380 | Mar 26, 1996 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,367 | Mar 16, 1996 |
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.