Big Point Fire
The Big Point Fire was reported on February 9, 2016 in Searcy County, Arkansas and burned 4,122 acres. It was declared out on March 16, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,122 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 9, 2016
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.762, -92.914.
The incident
- Size
- 4,122 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 9, 2016 at 9:36 AM CST
- Contained
- February 14, 2016 at 10:00 AM CST
- Controlled
- February 25, 2016 at 8:00 AM CST
- Declared out
- March 16, 2016 at 8:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Searcy County
- State
- Arkansas
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $70,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AROZF-000112
- IRWIN identifier
- DF514F45-22BE-4F7F-992A-26D03F72DC30
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pelsor, AR 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 December 16, 2016 at 4:24 PM CST. Identifier 2016-AROZF-000112.