Orphan Hill Fire
The Orphan Hill Fire burned 3,500 acres in Presidio County, Texas, in 2010. It was discovered on April 14, 2010. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 3,500 acres
- Discovered
- April 14, 2010
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 30.875, -103.892.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,500 acres
- Discovered
- April 14, 2010, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Texas
- County
- Presidio County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Texas A & M Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2010_TX-TXS-10004
Other large fires in Texas in 201012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brite Ranch Fire | 11,590 | May 31, 2010 | Natural |
| Cutoff Fire | 10,362 | Jun 9, 2010 | Natural |
| Robbers Roost Fire | 9,362 | May 28, 2010 | Natural |
| Fathers Day Fire | 6,743 | Jun 20, 2010 | Natural |
| Vest Ranch Fire | 6,000 | Mar 23, 2010 | Human |
| Brite Ranch Rim Fire | 4,670 | Jun 22, 2010 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,000 | Nov 15, 2010 | Human |
| York Fire | 3,520 | May 30, 2010 | Natural |
| Fire 1003311 | 3,000 | Mar 31, 2010 | Human |
| Grass 3 Fire | 3,000 | May 10, 2010 | Human |
| Mcfarland Fire | 2,654 | Jan 22, 2010 | Human |
| Hartzel Fire | 2,600 | Dec 15, 2010 | Human |
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.