Wf Perkins Blowout Fire
The Wf Perkins Blowout Fire was reported on October 17, 2017 in Jefferson County, Texas and burned 7,966 acres. It was fully contained on October 19, 2017.
- Size
- 7,966 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 17, 2017
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 29.649, -94.139.
The incident
- Size
- 7,966 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 17, 2017 at 7:40 AM CDT
- Contained
- October 19, 2017 at 12:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- October 23, 2017 at 11:30 AM CDT
- Cause
- Not reported
- Location
- 15 miles west of Sabine Pass, Texas
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city reported
- Sabine Pass
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $42,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-TXMCR-000012
- IRWIN identifier
- 28C57FE7-903B-4BD0-A68E-AE50A76395B3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stowell, 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 November 2, 2017 at 9:39 AM CDT. Identifier 2017-TXMCR-000012.