303 Fire
The 303 Fire was reported on February 28, 2017 in Hockley County, Texas and burned 9,299 acres. It was declared out on March 1, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 9,299 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 28, 2017
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.443, -102.498.
The incident
- Size
- 9,299 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 28, 2017 at 2:59 PM CST
- Contained
- March 1, 2017 at 12:57 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 1, 2017 at 6:09 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 1, 2017 at 6:09 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Hockley County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-TXTXS-001008
- IRWIN identifier
- 34349BE4-1390-479E-B0E7-14D9C638479F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sundown, 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 March 2, 2017 at 7:02 PM CST. Identifier 2017-TXTXS-001008.