Wildfires of 2009

Circle Fire

2009TexasWildfire

The Circle Fire burned 1,200 acres in Texas, in 2009. It was discovered on January 31, 2009, and contained on January 31, 2009. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,200 acres
Discovered
January 31, 2009
Contained
January 31, 2009
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.291, -102.028.

The record

Reported final size
1,200 acres
Discovered
January 31, 2009, 3:45 p.m. local time
Contained
January 31, 2009, 10:30 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Texas
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Agency
National Park Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-584269

Other large fires in Texas in 200912

FireAcresStartCause
Montague County Complex31,419Apr 9, 2009Human
April 9th Complex 1 Fire27,876Apr 9, 2009
Two Mile Hill Complex21,525Apr 9, 2009Human
Cedar Mountain Fire18,360Apr 7, 2009Human
April 9th Complex 2 Fire16,444Apr 9, 2009Human
Black Fire16,000Apr 9, 2009Human
Magic City Fire15,000Apr 4, 2009Human
Saucita Creek Ranch Complex14,840Apr 23, 2009Natural
Elephant Mountain Fire10,135Apr 23, 2009Natural
Mcelroy Fire8,382Apr 23, 2009Natural
Unnamed Fire8,000Apr 1, 2009Human
Turtle Fire7,157Apr 2, 2009Human

Every fire of 2009 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.