Las Brisas Fire
The Las Brisas Fire burned 2,500 acres in Texas, in 2007. It was discovered on December 26, 2007, and contained on January 14, 2008. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 2,500 acres
- Discovered
- December 26, 2007
- Contained
- January 14, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 26.458, -98.709.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,500 acres
- Discovered
- December 26, 2007, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- January 14, 2008, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2007TXRGRD2R0
Other large fires in Texas in 200712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wf Bill White Easement Ops Fire | 5,976 | Mar 3, 2007 | |
| Big Fire | 5,160 | Apr 21, 2007 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,500 | Mar 10, 2007 | Natural |
| Hudspeth Ranch Fire | 3,555 | Nov 16, 2007 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,930 | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| River Road Fire | 2,838 | Dec 2, 2007 | Human |
| Art Fire | 2,800 | Dec 31, 2007 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,538 | Nov 20, 2007 | |
| Wild Hog Fire | 2,300 | Nov 19, 2007 | Human |
| RX Texas Point West 07 Fire | 2,293 | Nov 27, 2007 | |
| Willow City Fire | 2,000 | Dec 22, 2007 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,920 | Sep 23, 2007 | Natural |
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.