La Morita Fire
The La Morita Fire burned 1,300 acres in Texas, in 2006. It was discovered on January 30, 2006, and contained on January 31, 2006. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- January 30, 2006
- Contained
- January 31, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 26.562, -98.761.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- January 30, 2006, 5:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- January 31, 2006, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- South Texas Refuge Complex
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2006TXSRRCBU7
Other large fires in Texas in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Amarillo Complex | 479,549 | Mar 12, 2006 | Human |
| Rocker B Fire | 42,110 | Jan 1, 2006 | Human |
| Ringgold Fire | 41,000 | Jan 1, 2006 | |
| Buckle L 2 Fire | 40,000 | Mar 12, 2006 | Human |
| Cole Fire | 39,812 | Jan 1, 2006 | Human |
| Carbon Fire | 35,300 | Jan 1, 2006 | Human |
| Canadian Fire | 25,000 | Jun 15, 2006 | Natural |
| Fain Plant Fire | 23,827 | Apr 6, 2006 | Human |
| Hardwick Fire | 23,000 | Jan 1, 2006 | Human |
| Sweetwater Dobson Fire | 21,400 | Apr 7, 2006 | Human |
| Locust Grove Fire | 18,000 | Apr 11, 2006 | Human |
| Oldham Boys Ranch Fire | 13,000 | Mar 10, 2006 | Human |
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.