Mcelroy Ranch Fire
The Mcelroy Ranch Fire burned 1,200 acres in Crane County, Texas, in 2008. It was discovered on June 5, 2008, and contained on June 5, 2008. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- June 5, 2008
- Contained
- June 5, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 31.529, -102.332.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- June 5, 2008, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 5, 2008, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Texas
- County
- Crane 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-TX0483-73537
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.