Powerline Fire
The Powerline Fire was reported on February 1, 2016 in Ward County, Texas and burned 1,537 acres. It was declared out on February 19, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,537 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 1, 2016
- Personnel
- 81
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.405, -103.165.
The incident
- Size
- 1,537 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 1, 2016 at 5:45 PM CST
- Contained
- February 6, 2016 at 1:00 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 6, 2016 at 5:30 PM CST
- Declared out
- February 19, 2016 at 9:00 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Ward County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Panther Junction
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 81
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $185,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-TXBBP-000021
- IRWIN identifier
- DD147F2E-A877-4639-9197-ABCEB9CD3C75
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wickett, 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 April 13, 2016 at 2:57 PM CDT. Identifier 2016-TXBBP-000021.