Ranger Hills Fire
The Ranger Hills Fire burned 3,000 acres in Texas, in 2000. It was discovered on August 29, 2000, and contained on September 13, 2000. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 3,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 29, 2000
- Contained
- September 13, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 32.483, -98.533.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 29, 2000
- Contained
- September 13, 2000
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Texas
- Reporting unit
- National Forests And Grasslands In Texas
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2000_TX-TXF-00025A
Other large fires in Texas in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 47,000 | May 4, 2000 | Natural |
| Potter #2 Fire | 20,000 | Feb 22, 2000 | Human |
| 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 |
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.