Gin Fire
The Gin Fire burned 2,100 acres in Hale County, Texas, in 2008. It was discovered on February 25, 2008, and contained on February 25, 2008. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,100 acres
- Discovered
- February 25, 2008
- Contained
- February 25, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.183, -101.664.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,100 acres
- Discovered
- February 25, 2008, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- February 25, 2008, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Texas
- County
- Hale 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-TX0483-73425
Other large fires in Texas in 200812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Fire | 220,000 | Feb 25, 2008 | Human |
| Huckabee Fire | 98,168 | Apr 30, 2008 | Human |
| Highway 322 Fire | 67,500 | Mar 14, 2008 | Human |
| Porter Fire | 51,400 | Mar 14, 2008 | |
| Hughes Ranch Fire | 43,241 | Jun 4, 2008 | Human |
| Eighty-Two Fire | 33,037 | Mar 14, 2008 | |
| Snyder Complex | 28,625 | Feb 23, 2008 | Human |
| Burns Ranch Fire | 25,600 | Mar 18, 2008 | Human |
| Cathedral Fire | 23,000 | Apr 24, 2008 | Natural |
| Silver Fire | 20,200 | Feb 25, 2008 | Human |
| Cotulla Fire | 19,000 | Feb 2, 2008 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 18,000 | Feb 25, 2008 | 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.