Bastrop County Complex Fire

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It was called the Bastrop County Complex Fire.

And it was on September 4th in 2011.

And it's regarded as the most destructive wildfire in the state history.

The holiday marks 15 years since the most destructive wildfire in recorded Texas history, measured not by acres burned, but by homes lost.

The Bastrop County Complex Fire was just one of more than 30,000 that ignited in 2011, by far the worst year since the Texas A&M Forest Service has been keeping track.

It was spurred by an unprecedented one-year drought.

It had been hot and dry all that summer, but Sunday, September 4th, would be the start of something different for Central Texas.