Wildfires of 2006

Wf Unit 9/06 Wf Fire

2006TexasWildfire

The Wf Unit 9/06 Wf Fire burned 1,006 acres in Texas, in 2006. It was discovered on March 20, 2006, and contained on March 21, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
1,006 acres
Discovered
March 20, 2006
Contained
March 21, 2006
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.741, -94.041.

The record

Reported final size
1,006 acres
Discovered
March 20, 2006, 12:30 p.m. local time
Contained
March 21, 2006, 5:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Texas
Land ownership at origin
Fish and Wildlife Service
Reporting unit
McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
FWS-2006TXMCRCEN4

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.