Brown Ranch Fire
The Brown Ranch Fire was reported on August 10, 2015 in Edwards County, Texas and burned 17,831 acres. It was declared out on August 24, 2015. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 17,831 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2015
- Personnel
- 76
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 30.005, -100.391.
The incident
- Size
- 17,831 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2015 at 9:15 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 16, 2015 at 6:23 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 24, 2015 at 10:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- August 24, 2015 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Edwards County
- State
- Texas
- Personnel assigned
- 76
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-TXTXS-005006
- IRWIN identifier
- E40B2AC3-9010-404A-BA4D-C64BFB2D9474
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rocksprings, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rocksprings, TX11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Sonora, TX42 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Brackettville, TX48 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Fort Clark Springs, TX48 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Junction, TX50 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Laughlin Air Force Base, TX51 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Texas wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 26, 2015 at 4:43 PM CDT. Identifier 2015-TXTXS-005006.