South Branch - 11 Fire
The South Branch - 11 Fire burned 1,175 acres in Hays County, Texas, in 2001. It was discovered on August 6, 2001, and contained on August 9, 2001. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,175 acres
- Discovered
- August 6, 2001
- Contained
- August 9, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.938, -98.008.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,175 acres
- Discovered
- August 6, 2001
- Contained
- August 9, 2001, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Texas
- County
- Hays County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Texas A & M Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-TX01430601-35766403
Other large fires in Texas in 200112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Branch - 1 Fire | 25,000 | May 28, 2001 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 20,263 | Jul 28, 2001 | |
| Orear Complex Fire | 12,368 | Jul 17, 2001 | |
| Unit 1 Fire | 5,309 | Dec 19, 2001 | |
| Unit 12 Fire | 4,176 | Dec 19, 2001 | |
| Savannah S Fire | 3,980 | Jun 29, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,390 | May 29, 2001 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,250 | Jun 29, 2001 | Natural |
| St.patty Fire | 2,344 | Mar 17, 2001 | Natural |
| Wharton Ho Fire | 2,257 | Feb 25, 2001 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,990 | Jun 28, 2001 | Human |
| Ditch 4 6 Fire | 1,916 | Feb 1, 2001 |
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.