Mertz Fire
The Mertz Fire was reported on October 7, 2015 in Schleicher County, Texas and burned 2,250 acres. It was declared out on October 12, 2015.
- Size
- 2,250 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 7, 2015
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 30.917, -100.937.
The incident
- Size
- 2,250 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 7, 2015 at 8:09 AM CDT
- Contained
- October 7, 2015 at 9:09 PM CDT
- Controlled
- October 12, 2015 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- October 12, 2015 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Schleicher County
- State
- Texas
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-TXTXS-002037
- IRWIN identifier
- 5208C8F2-AC99-4A73-992D-885F41E6A61A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eldorado, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Eldorado, TX20 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Ozona, TX21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Sonora, TX30 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Big Lake, TX36 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- San Angelo, TX48 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Grape Creek, TX51 miles northeast 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 October 13, 2015 at 10:35 AM CDT. Identifier 2015-TXTXS-002037.