Severity #1 Fire
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
| 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.