Cronton Fire
The Cronton Fire was reported on August 8, 2016 in Dickens County, Texas and burned 2,106 acres. It was declared out on August 10, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,106 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2016
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.676, -100.703.
The incident
- Size
- 2,106 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2016 at 4:50 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 9, 2016 at 5:04 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 10, 2016 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- August 10, 2016 at 8:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Dickens County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Throckmorton
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-TXTXS-001036
- IRWIN identifier
- 5325FC58-6617-4D95-91E7-11108AE72579
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dickens, TX covers the area today.
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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 August 10, 2016 at 8:56 PM CDT. Identifier 2016-TXTXS-001036.