Lometa Ranch Fire
The Lometa Ranch Fire burned 1,150 acres in Lampasas County, Texas, in 2012. It was discovered on August 13, 2012, and contained on August 17, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,150 acres
- Discovered
- August 13, 2012
- Contained
- August 17, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 31.180, -98.523.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,150 acres
- Discovered
- August 13, 2012, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 17, 2012, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Texas
- County
- Lampasas County
- Reporting unit
- Texas A & M Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- TFS-TX2012-81018
Other large fires in Texas in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wf Holiday 1-2 Fire | 14,170 | Jan 2, 2012 | |
| Wildcat Fire | 14,036 | Apr 11, 2012 | |
| Livermore Ranch Fire | 13,541 | Apr 24, 2012 | Natural |
| 6 Mile Fire | 12,998 | Jul 14, 2012 | Natural |
| Spring Mountain Fire | 10,576 | Apr 21, 2012 | Natural |
| Wf Frozen Point Fire | 5,021 | Nov 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Wf Unit 3 Company Fire | 4,007 | Aug 9, 2012 | Natural |
| Bluff Creek Fire | 3,056 | Jul 28, 2012 | Human |
| Ronnie Gill Fire | 3,000 | Aug 7, 2012 | Natural |
| Rhodes Ranch II Fire | 1,995 | Aug 7, 2012 | Natural |
| Wf Unit 5 Pig Farm Fire | 1,818 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Dark Valley Fire | 1,745 | Aug 9, 2012 | Natural |
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.