Check Point Fire
The Check Point Fire was reported on April 16, 2018 in Kenedy County, Texas and burned 1,155 acres. It was declared out on April 30, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,155 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 16, 2018
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 27.105, -97.796.
The incident
- Size
- 1,155 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 16, 2018 at 4:05 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 16, 2018 at 10:54 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 16, 2018 at 10:54 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 30, 2018 at 11:20 AM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 miles southwest of Gillett
- County
- Kenedy County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- SFS
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-TXTXS-180415
- IRWIN identifier
- B3993CD8-E72C-4FEA-A30B-FAE45B1D365B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sarita, 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 April 30, 2018 at 11:29 AM CDT. Identifier 2018-TXTXS-180415.