WF Unit 3 Fire
The WF Unit 3 Fire was reported on July 31, 2016 in Jefferson County, Texas and burned 3,821 acres. It was declared out on August 19, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,821 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 31, 2016
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 29.672, -94.129.
The incident
- Size
- 3,821 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 31, 2016 at 11:00 AM CDT
- Contained
- August 1, 2016 at 6:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- August 3, 2016 at 1:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- August 19, 2016 at 11:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-TXMCR-00KJ3M
- IRWIN identifier
- BE92610D-58AA-45FC-9097-22C259165541
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
- Port Arthur, TX19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fannett, TX19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Nederland, TX22 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Groves, TX23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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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 22, 2016 at 1:30 PM CDT. Identifier 2016-TXMCR-00KJ3M.