Magic City Fire
The Magic City Fire burned 15,000 acres in Texas, in 2009. It was discovered on April 4, 2009, and contained on April 7, 2009. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 15,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 4, 2009
- Contained
- April 7, 2009
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 18,922 acres. Point of origin as reported, 35.431, -100.382.
The record
- Reported final size
- 15,000 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 18,922 acres
- Discovered
- April 4, 2009, 6:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 7, 2009, 6:30 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
- MTBS fire identifier
- TX3543110038220090404
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-585215
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
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 |
| 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 |
| Montague County Complex | 6,509 | Apr 9, 2009 |
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. 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.