Wildfires of 2006

Browns Creek Range Fire

2006Coryell County, TexasWildfire

The Browns Creek Range Fire burned 1,500 acres in Coryell County, Texas, in 2006. It was discovered on March 9, 2006, and contained on March 11, 2006. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,500 acres
Discovered
March 9, 2006
Contained
March 11, 2006
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 31.294, -97.721.

The record

Reported final size
1,500 acres
Discovered
March 9, 2006, 2:00 p.m. local time
Contained
March 11, 2006, 7:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Texas
County
Coryell 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-TX02230706-295

Other large fires in Texas in 200612

FireAcresStartCause
East Amarillo Complex479,549Mar 12, 2006Human
Rocker B Fire42,110Jan 1, 2006Human
Ringgold Fire41,000Jan 1, 2006
Buckle L 2 Fire40,000Mar 12, 2006Human
Cole Fire39,812Jan 1, 2006Human
Carbon Fire35,300Jan 1, 2006Human
Canadian Fire25,000Jun 15, 2006Natural
Fain Plant Fire23,827Apr 6, 2006Human
Hardwick Fire23,000Jan 1, 2006Human
Sweetwater Dobson Fire21,400Apr 7, 2006Human
Locust Grove Fire18,000Apr 11, 2006Human
Oldham Boys Ranch Fire13,000Mar 10, 2006Human

Every fire of 2006 Texas fire history

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.