Utopia Fire
The Utopia Fire burned 2,000 acres in Uvalde County, Texas, in 2006. It was discovered on April 7, 2006, and contained on April 8, 2006. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 7, 2006
- Contained
- April 8, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.582, -99.523.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 7, 2006, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 8, 2006, 10:58 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Texas
- County
- Uvalde 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-TX02230706-633
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.