Dune Fire
The Dune Fire burned 1,000 acres in Texas, in 2005. It was discovered on August 5, 2005, and contained on August 5, 2005. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 5, 2005
- Contained
- August 5, 2005
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,002 acres. Point of origin as reported, 27.204, -97.365.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,002 acres
- Discovered
- August 5, 2005, 10:35 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 5, 2005, 9:35 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- National Park Service
- Reporting unit
- Padre Island National Seashore
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Unit
- TXPAP
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2005-TXPAP-000504
- Fire occurrence record
- W-505811
- Note on the perimeter
- From WFMI
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Texas in 200512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 15,130 | Jul 2, 2005 | Natural |
| RX Unit 12 1117 2005 Fire | 10,727 | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| Daisy Fire | 10,003 | Nov 15, 2005 | Natural |
| Three Points Fire | 8,382 | Jul 2, 2005 | Natural |
| Crossroads Fire | 7,660 | Dec 27, 2005 | Human |
| Callisburg Fire | 5,600 | Dec 27, 2005 | Human |
| Wagner Ranch Fire | 5,120 | Nov 27, 2005 | Human |
| Talpa Fire | 5,112 | Aug 4, 2005 | |
| Fm 920 Fire | 4,500 | Dec 3, 2005 | Human |
| Wf Whites Levee Fire | 4,233 | Aug 1, 2005 | |
| Wf Whites Fee Fire | 4,145 | Jul 29, 2005 | Natural |
| Wf 10-11 Fire | 4,000 | Sep 17, 2005 |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.