South Tx - 3 Fire
The South Tx - 3 Fire burned 1,500 acres in Brooks County, Texas, in 2002. It was discovered on March 30, 2002, and contained on March 31, 2002. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- March 30, 2002
- Contained
- March 31, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 27.100, -98.283.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- March 30, 2002
- Contained
- March 31, 2002, 9:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Texas
- County
- Brooks 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-TX01430602-35771412
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 | |
| Rolling Plains - 1 Fire | 2,600 | Dec 1, 2002 | Human |
| 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 | |
| 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.