Potter #2 Fire
The Potter #2 Fire burned 20,000 acres in Texas, in 2000. It was discovered on February 22, 2000, and contained on February 23, 2000. The cause was recorded as smoking.
- Size
- 20,000 acres
- Discovered
- February 22, 2000
- Contained
- February 23, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.608, -101.660.
The record
- Reported final size
- 20,000 acres
- Discovered
- February 22, 2000, 5:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- February 23, 2000, 5:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Smoking
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-269082
Other large fires in Texas in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 47,000 | May 4, 2000 | Natural |
| Naravista Fire | 20,000 | Feb 25, 2000 | Human |
| Idaho Fire | 16,000 | Feb 25, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 15,864 | Sep 1, 2000 | Human |
| E Whites 2 Fire | 13,000 | Aug 20, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 8,306 | Mar 9, 2000 | |
| Jackson Dit Fire | 5,398 | Oct 17, 2000 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,205 | Sep 6, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,093 | May 27, 2000 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,000 | Sep 1, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,000 | Aug 22, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,307 | Mar 9, 2000 |
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.