B. Slough Fire
The B. Slough Fire burned 1,000 acres in Texas, in 1997. It was discovered on March 3, 1997, and contained on March 4, 1997. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 3, 1997
- Contained
- March 4, 1997
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.600, -94.367.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 3, 1997, 10:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- March 4, 1997, 3:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1997TXMCR2653
Other large fires in Texas in 199712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throckmorton Fire | 10,388 | Oct 13, 1997 | |
| Wild Cow Bay Fire | 10,061 | Sep 22, 1997 | |
| Canadian Fire | 9,572 | Mar 26, 1997 | |
| Grit Road Fire | 4,700 | Oct 20, 1997 | Human |
| Mound Fire | 2,551 | Aug 25, 1997 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,375 | Jan 3, 1997 | |
| Easteasmen Fire | 2,300 | Jul 24, 1997 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,136 | Sep 27, 1997 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,796 | Nov 2, 1997 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,639 | Aug 17, 1997 | |
| Sea Rim Help Fire | 1,300 | Aug 28, 1997 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,191 | Jul 27, 1997 |
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.