High Plains - 1 Fire
The High Plains - 1 Fire burned 1,000 acres in Randall County, Texas, in 2003. It was discovered on December 16, 2003, and contained on December 16, 2003. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- December 16, 2003
- Contained
- December 16, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.794, -102.098.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- December 16, 2003
- Contained
- December 16, 2003, 3:52 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Texas
- County
- Randall 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-TX01430603-35871623
Other large fires in Texas in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Ranch Fire | 11,015 | Aug 7, 2003 | Natural |
| Unit 12 Wf Fire | 5,668 | Nov 28, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,063 | Jan 19, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,487 | Jul 26, 2003 | |
| Unit 6 Wf Fire | 4,282 | Aug 19, 2003 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,278 | Jan 19, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,105 | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| Unit 8 Wildfire Fire | 3,056 | Nov 28, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,028 | Sep 2, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,984 | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,123 | Aug 11, 2003 | |
| Rocking Chair Fire | 2,000 | Sep 29, 2003 | 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.