Alamo Fire
The Alamo Fire burned 2,175 acres in Texas, in 2009. MTBS dates its ignition to April 23, 2009.
- Size
- 2,175 acres
- Ignition
- April 23, 2009
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,175 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 31.990, -105.814.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,175 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- April 23, 2009
- State
- Texas
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- TX3199010581420090423
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Texas in 200912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montague County Complex | 31,419 | Apr 9, 2009 | Human |
| April 9th Complex 1 Fire | 27,876 | Apr 9, 2009 | |
| Two Mile Hill Complex | 21,525 | Apr 9, 2009 | Human |
| Cedar Mountain Fire | 18,360 | Apr 7, 2009 | Human |
| April 9th Complex 2 Fire | 16,444 | Apr 9, 2009 | Human |
| Black Fire | 16,000 | Apr 9, 2009 | Human |
| Magic City Fire | 15,000 | Apr 4, 2009 | Human |
| Saucita Creek Ranch Complex | 14,840 | Apr 23, 2009 | Natural |
| Elephant Mountain Fire | 10,135 | Apr 23, 2009 | Natural |
| Mcelroy Fire | 8,382 | Apr 23, 2009 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 8,000 | Apr 1, 2009 | Human |
| Turtle Fire | 7,157 | Apr 2, 2009 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.