Baffin 2 Fire
The Baffin 2 Fire was reported on April 3, 2017 in Kenedy County, Texas and burned 1,500 acres. It was declared out on April 5, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 3, 2017
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 27.121, -97.539.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 3, 2017 at 8:55 AM CDT
- Contained
- April 3, 2017 at 6:29 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 5, 2017 at 3:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 5, 2017 at 3:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- SW of Sarita, TX
- County
- Kenedy County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-TXTXS-005008
- IRWIN identifier
- 543C4A8D-7998-4DFE-8185-8A0407E34304
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 April 5, 2017 at 4:50 PM CDT. Identifier 2017-TXTXS-005008.