Kirby Ranch Fire
The Kirby Ranch Fire was reported on September 19, 2017 in Runnels County, Texas and burned 1,115 acres. It was declared out on September 23, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,115 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 19, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.793, -99.770.
The incident
- Size
- 1,115 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 19, 2017 at 4:56 PM CDT
- Contained
- September 20, 2017 at 4:34 PM CDT
- Controlled
- September 23, 2017 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- September 23, 2017 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 miles west of Talpa
- County
- Runnels County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Talpa
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-TXTXS-001529
- IRWIN identifier
- 1563E2E7-0AE6-4E9D-87AE-65E8B0CCD3BA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ballinger, 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 September 24, 2017 at 8:40 PM CDT. Identifier 2017-TXTXS-001529.