Entrance Road Fire
The Entrance Road Fire burned 1,500 acres in Brazoria County, Texas, in 2005. It was discovered on November 22, 2005, and contained on November 23, 2005. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- November 22, 2005
- Contained
- November 23, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.250, -95.509.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- November 22, 2005, 11:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- November 23, 2005, 9:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Texas
- County
- Brazoria County
- Reporting unit
- Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2005_TX-BRR-0500015
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
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.