North Sargent WF Fire
The North Sargent WF Fire was reported on October 16, 2017 in Matagorda County, Texas and burned 3,891 acres. It was declared out on October 20, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,891 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 16, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 28.811, -95.629.
The incident
- Size
- 3,891 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 16, 2017 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Contained
- October 18, 2017 at 10:00 AM CDT
- Controlled
- October 18, 2017 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- October 20, 2017 at 9:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- On USFWS property adjacent to Sargent, Texas
- County
- Matagorda County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Sargent
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $43,740
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-TXSNR-2018-01
- IRWIN identifier
- 14830642-A4F7-4D3F-A504-57DA60275541
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jones Creek, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Jones Creek, TX15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sweeny, TX16 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Brazoria, TX17 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Wild Peach Village, TX19 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Freeport, TX19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lake Jackson, TX19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Texas wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 23, 2017 at 4:44 PM CDT. Identifier 2017-TXSNR-2018-01.