Sabine Pass Fire
The Sabine Pass Fire burned 5,978 acres in Texas, in 2009. It was discovered on February 28, 2009, and contained on March 1, 2009. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 5,978 acres
- Discovered
- February 28, 2009
- Contained
- March 1, 2009
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,942 acres. Point of origin as reported, 29.729, -93.893.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,978 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,942 acres
- Discovered
- February 28, 2009, 4:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- March 1, 2009, 5:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- TX2969809387420090228
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2009TXTPRER8E
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.