Poor Farm Fire
The Poor Farm Fire burned 1,205 acres in Presidio County, Texas, in 2011. It was discovered on July 21, 2011, and contained on July 21, 2011. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,205 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 2011
- Contained
- July 21, 2011
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 30.274, -104.120.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,205 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 2011, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 21, 2011, 11:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Texas
- County
- Presidio County
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Texas A & M Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- TFS-TX2011-80294
Other large fires in Texas in 201112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock House Fire | 314,444 | Apr 9, 2011 | Human |
| Deaton Cole Fire | 175,000 | Apr 25, 2011 | Human |
| Cooper Mountain Ranch Fire | 162,625 | Apr 11, 2011 | Natural |
| Wildcat Fire | 158,308 | Apr 10, 2011 | Natural |
| Pk Complex | 126,734 | Apr 9, 2011 | Natural |
| Swenson Fire | 122,500 | Apr 6, 2011 | Human |
| Frying Pan Ranch Fire | 106,027 | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| Dickens County Complex | 89,200 | May 6, 2011 | Human |
| Iron Mountain Fire | 87,401 | May 9, 2011 | Natural |
| Schwartz Fire | 83,995 | May 7, 2011 | Natural |
| White Hat Fire | 72,473 | Jun 20, 2011 | Human |
| Tom Fire | 65,000 | Feb 27, 2011 | 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.