Prison Fire
The Prison Fire was reported on February 28, 2017 in Swisher County, Texas and burned 2,444 acres. It was declared out on March 2, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,444 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 34.530, -101.813.
The incident
- Size
- 2,444 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 28, 2017 at 4:02 PM CST
- Contained
- March 1, 2017 at 12:25 PM CST
- Controlled
- March 2, 2017 at 7:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- March 2, 2017 at 7:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Swisher County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-TXTXS-001009
- IRWIN identifier
- FFDA096A-B564-4E2A-BA92-7EFD615BC7E6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tulia, 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 7:05 PM CST. Identifier 2017-TXTXS-001009.