Runnels Ranch Fire
The Runnels Ranch Fire burned 2,500 acres in Matagorda County, Texas, in 2013. It was discovered on August 19, 2013. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 2,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 19, 2013
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.027, -95.985.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 19, 2013
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Texas
- County
- Matagorda County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Texas A & M Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- TFS-TXFD2013-467162
Other large fires in Texas in 20138
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wf Unit 12 Kickoff Fire | 4,729 | Oct 24, 2013 | |
| Unit 1 2013 Fire | 2,575 | Aug 24, 2013 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,230 | Apr 19, 2013 | |
| Wf Cade Mud Bayou Fire | 2,116 | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,072 | Mar 2, 2013 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,801 | Mar 2, 2013 | |
| Sargent Ranch Fire | 1,757 | Feb 15, 2013 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,164 | Mar 18, 2013 |
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.