Bastrop County Complex Fire — 2011
The Bastrop County Complex burned through the Lost Pines region during the exceptional 2011 Texas wildfire season. Texas A&M Forest Service later documented 32,400 acres burned, widespread extreme fire intensity, and a 37-day duration.
Where this record is anchored
Reference points identify Bastrop and Bastrop State Park. They do not reproduce the historical fire perimeter or structure-loss locations.
A defining Texas disaster record
Texas A&M Forest Service describes the event as the most devastating wildfire in Texas history when measured by structures lost. The fire also began a long-running public-land and forest-restoration effort.
What happened
Condensed from the official records linked below.
- Complex begins
Wildfires ignited over Labor Day weekend amid extreme drought, heat, dry fuels, and strong winds.
- Lost Pines impacts
The complex burned homes, businesses, forests, and park lands across Bastrop County.
- Extended fire period
Texas A&M Forest Service reports that the fire burned for 37 days.
- Restoration continues
State and partner agencies continued restoring the distinctive Lost Pines ecosystem after suppression ended.
What this record does—and does not—show
The reference map is not a historical perimeter. Acreage and structure totals reflect the cited Texas A&M Forest Service account and may differ from preliminary incident reports produced while the fire was active.