I40 Fire
The I40 Fire was reported on March 23, 2016 in Wheeler County, Texas and burned 15,174 acres. It was declared out on April 6, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 15,174 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 23, 2016
- Personnel
- 14
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.228, -100.344.
The incident
- Size
- 15,174 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 23, 2016 at 4:18 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 25, 2016 at 11:45 AM CDT
- Controlled
- April 6, 2016 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 6, 2016 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Wheeler County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-TXTXS-001019
- IRWIN identifier
- 23F9E8AF-FDC2-498D-9A02-5BE5A482F08E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Shamrock, 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 April 6, 2016 at 5:41 PM CDT. Identifier 2016-TXTXS-001019.