Channing Fire
The Channing Fire was reported on March 19, 2018 in Hartley County, Texas and burned 4,500 acres. It was fully contained on March 21, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2018
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.709, -102.284.
The incident
- Size
- 4,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 19, 2018 at 11:43 AM CDT
- Contained
- March 21, 2018 at 8:26 AM CDT
- Controlled
- March 21, 2018 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Approximately 42 miles NW of Amarillo, TX.
- County
- Hartley County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-TXTXS-000268
- IRWIN identifier
- 1A8326F1-208C-4E39-B0C0-D6A4439DF3AF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Channing, 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 21, 2018 at 5:22 PM CDT. Identifier 2018-TXTXS-000268.