62 Fire
The 62 Fire was reported on January 25, 2018 in Motley County, Texas and burned 5,942 acres. It was fully contained on February 3, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,942 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 25, 2018
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.016, -100.559.
The incident
- Size
- 5,942 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 25, 2018 at 1:36 PM CST
- Contained
- February 3, 2018 at 4:41 PM CST
- Controlled
- February 7, 2018 at 8:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- HWY 62 one mile west of the Motley/Cottle county line.
- County
- Motley County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-TXTXS-000096
- IRWIN identifier
- 467B5A14-19D1-46EA-BF2D-83E52A117DDE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Paducah, 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 February 7, 2018 at 5:34 PM CST. Identifier 2018-TXTXS-000096.