Half Way Fire
The Half Way Fire was reported on November 12, 2016 in Clay County, Alabama and burned 1,066 acres. It was declared out on December 19, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,066 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 12, 2016
- Personnel
- 93
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.171, -86.117.
The incident
- Size
- 1,066 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 12, 2016 at 7:30 PM CST
- Contained
- November 20, 2016 at 5:00 PM CST
- Controlled
- December 1, 2016 at 4:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- December 19, 2016 at 12:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Clay County
- State
- Alabama
- Nearest city reported
- Sylacauga
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 93
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $475,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-ALALF-160627
- IRWIN identifier
- 91ACE9C5-9438-45BB-B2D9-492E83E2972B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hollins, AL 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 September 14, 2018 at 8:18 AM CDT. Identifier 2016-ALALF-160627.