Turtle Fire
The Turtle Fire burned 7,157 acres in Texas, in 2009. It was discovered on April 2, 2009, and contained on April 4, 2009. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 7,157 acres
- Discovered
- April 2, 2009
- Contained
- April 4, 2009
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 5,469 acres. Point of origin as reported, 27.093, -97.383.
The record
- Reported final size
- 7,157 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 5,469 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 7,130 acres
- Discovered
- April 2, 2009, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 4, 2009, 8:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- National Park Service
- Reporting unit
- Padre Island National Seashore
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Unit
- TXPAP
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2009-TXPAP-000901
- MTBS fire identifier
- TX2710509738020090402
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-585728
- Perimeter map method
- Autonomous GPS
- Note on the perimeter
- From WFMI
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 |
| Montague County Complex | 6,509 | Apr 9, 2009 |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.