Wildfires of 2006

Severity #1 Fire

2006TexasWildfire

The Severity #1 Fire burned 1,430 acres in Texas, in 2006. It was discovered on January 10, 2006, and contained on July 7, 2006. The cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

Size
1,430 acres
Discovered
January 10, 2006
Contained
July 7, 2006
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.703, -101.549.

The record

Reported final size
1,430 acres
Discovered
January 10, 2006, 9:30 a.m. local time
Contained
July 7, 2006, 9:30 a.m. local time
Cause
Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution
State
Texas
Land ownership at origin
National Park Service
Reporting unit
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Agency
National Park Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-525064

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.