Big Light Fire
The Big Light Fire was reported on July 13, 2016 in Motley County, Texas and burned 2,797 acres. It was declared out on July 17, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,797 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2016
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.090, -100.579.
The incident
- Size
- 2,797 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2016 at 9:06 PM CDT
- Contained
- July 15, 2016 at 3:45 PM CDT
- Controlled
- July 17, 2016 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- July 17, 2016 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Motley County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-TXTXS-001031
- IRWIN identifier
- F2E4D56E-0C13-4023-9542-B887E82FC678
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Matador, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated July 17, 2016 at 7:31 PM CDT. Identifier 2016-TXTXS-001031.