Wf Unit 3 2016 Fire
The Wf Unit 3 2016 Fire was reported on July 31, 2016 in Jefferson County, Texas and burned 4,000 acres. It was fully contained on August 2, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2016
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 29.684, -94.136.
The incident
- Size
- 4,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2016 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- August 2, 2016 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Sabine Pass
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $120,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-TXMCR-000002
- IRWIN identifier
- D2236EE6-8024-4340-A075-F28937AD5741
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stowell, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Stowell, TX17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Winnie, TX18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fannett, TX18 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Port Arthur, TX18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Nederland, TX22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Groves, TX22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Texas wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated November 6, 2016 at 4:19 PM CST. Identifier 2016-TXMCR-000002.