Owl Creek Fire
The Owl Creek Fire burned 3,000 acres in Coryell County, Texas, in 2009. It was discovered on July 27, 2009, and contained on July 29, 2009. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 3,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 27, 2009
- Contained
- July 29, 2009
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,374 acres. Point of origin as reported, 31.338, -97.725.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,000 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,374 acres
- Discovered
- July 27, 2009, 7:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 29, 2009, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Texas
- County
- Coryell County
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Texas A & M Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- TX3129409771620090727
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- TFS-TX2009-75485
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 |
| 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. 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.