Rolling Plains - 1 Fire
The Rolling Plains - 1 Fire burned 2,600 acres in Childress County, Texas, in 2002. It was discovered on December 1, 2002, and contained on December 2, 2002. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 2,600 acres
- Discovered
- December 1, 2002
- Contained
- December 2, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.483, -100.055.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,600 acres
- Discovered
- December 1, 2002
- Contained
- December 2, 2002, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Texas
- County
- Childress 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-TX01430602-35871665
Other large fires in Texas in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 4,200 | Mar 5, 2002 | Human |
| Chocolate Bayou Fire | 4,028 | Aug 3, 2002 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,818 | Oct 15, 2002 | |
| Shortcreek Fire | 3,005 | Apr 18, 2002 | |
| Robert Muel Fire | 2,693 | Jan 7, 2002 | |
| Muy Grande Fire | 2,500 | Mar 30, 2002 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,225 | Feb 22, 2002 | |
| Oil Fld Bn Fire | 1,890 | Jul 6, 2002 | Natural |
| Unit 2 Wildfire Fire | 1,717 | Dec 26, 2002 | |
| South Tx - 3 Fire | 1,500 | Mar 30, 2002 | Human |
| Unit 11 Fire | 1,100 | Mar 21, 2002 | |
| Middleton Wf Fire | 1,044 | Dec 1, 2002 |
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.