Wharton Ho Fire
The Wharton Ho Fire burned 2,257 acres in Texas, in 2001. MTBS dates its ignition to February 25, 2001.
- Size
- 2,257 acres
- Ignition
- February 25, 2001
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,257 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 29.153, -95.199.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,257 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- February 25, 2001
- State
- Texas
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- TX2915309519920010225
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
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 |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,990 | Jun 28, 2001 | Human |
| Ditch 4 6 Fire | 1,916 | Feb 1, 2001 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,875 | Mar 20, 2001 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.