Wildfires of 1998

Dam Fireii Fire

1998TexasWildfire

The Dam Fireii Fire burned 1,100 acres in Texas, in 1998. It was discovered on April 12, 1998, and contained on April 12, 1998. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
1,100 acres
Discovered
April 12, 1998
Contained
April 12, 1998
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.717, -101.551.

The record

Reported final size
1,100 acres
Discovered
April 12, 1998, 10:47 a.m. local time
Contained
April 12, 1998, 3:30 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
Texas
Land ownership at origin
National Park Service
Reporting unit
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Agency
National Park Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-268989

Other large fires in Texas in 199812

FireAcresStartCause
Ciblo Creek Fire55,375May 30, 1998
FRITCH2 Fire20,000Apr 2, 1998Human
Paducah Fire12,651Jul 3, 1998
Palo Doro Fire5,000Jun 29, 1998Human
Unnamed Fire4,588May 16, 1998
Unnamed Fire4,499Dec 30, 1998
Unnamed Fire3,613Jul 26, 1998
Unnamed Fire3,470Jul 10, 1998
Unnamed Fire3,242Jul 19, 1998
West Unit Fire2,858Oct 22, 1998Human
Unnamed Fire2,700Apr 5, 1998
Unnamed Fire2,510Sep 12, 1998

Every fire of 1998 Texas fire history

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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.