Baffim Fire
The Baffim Fire was reported on March 21, 2017 in Kenedy County, Texas and burned 1,200 acres. It was declared out on March 23, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 21, 2017
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 27.153, -97.766.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 21, 2017 at 6:53 PM CDT
- Contained
- March 22, 2017 at 1:00 AM CDT
- Controlled
- March 23, 2017 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- March 23, 2017 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Kenedy County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Sarita
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-TXTXS-005007
- IRWIN identifier
- 15166815-18EB-4B54-8750-FE74F3B517C0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sarita, 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 24, 2017 at 3:24 PM CDT. Identifier 2017-TXTXS-005007.