Wf Texas Point West Fire
The Wf Texas Point West Fire burned 4,161 acres in Texas, in 2011. It was discovered on March 1, 2011, and contained on March 2, 2011.
- Size
- 4,161 acres
- Discovered
- March 1, 2011
- Contained
- March 2, 2011
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 3,450 acres. Point of origin as reported, 29.714, -93.901.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,161 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 3,450 acres
- Discovered
- March 1, 2011, 7:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- March 2, 2011, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- PRI
- Unit
- TXTPR
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2011-TXTPR-F4W3
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2011TXTPRF0Y1
- Note on the perimeter
- Fire was reported on 6/12/11 to AFMO Crenshaw by the Port Arthur Fire department. Crenshaw traveled to Texas Point NWR to size up the fire. The fire had started on private land West of and adjacent to the Refuge. Fire Department personel reported that
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 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
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. 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.